Richard Lane Welch, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN
Richard Lane Welch, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1225324601, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (Tennessee 2835, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lane Welch
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 2835 TN
5101019096 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN 37916
- Phone
- (865) 331-2200
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150722004421); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lincoln Memorial University Medical Department, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1901 Clinch Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lynn Bailey, APRN, BCAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1336104249
- Jovelyn Bridges, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1447714654
- Sean CarringerPhysical Therapy Assistant1265353916
- Joshua Carter, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1629691076
- William Clements, DOInternal Medicine Physician1033797352
- Sarah Combs, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255884805
Verify Richard Lane Welch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 2835Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
244 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir29 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Prednisone11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lane Welch among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee
Richard Lane Welch, D.O. is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 1,174 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Adams, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161093810863
- Gerald Blossom, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161568499820
- Randal Dabbs, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161326095035
- Heather Edgley, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161205871738
- Linda Hoersten, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161740225002
- Douglas Jentilet, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161255372439
- Michael Kennedy, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161427099068
- James Kirksey, M.D.Knoxville, TN 379161770524084
Common questions
What is Richard Lane Welch, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Lane Welch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225324601, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lane Welch, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1901 Clinch Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37916. Phone: (865) 331-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lane Welch, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 2835, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Lane Welch, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lane Welch, D.O. had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Lane Welch, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.