NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP

Nurse Practitioner · Huntington, WV

Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Huntington, West Virginia, and NPI 1851892525, issued on Feb 27, 2018. Check the license (West Virginia 87401, as entered in NPPES) with the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851892525
Name
Stephanie Butcher Welker
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
87401 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2828 1St Ave Ste 204, Huntington, WV 25702
Phone
(304) 525-7111
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2018
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 525-7112
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200225002651); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jc Edwards School Of Medicine, Marshall University, 2017
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2828 1St Ave Ste 204

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Robin Arora, M.D.Nephrology Physician1144481565
  2. Katrina Watkins, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1003429523

Verify Stephanie Butcher Welker in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich West Virginia board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

940 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephanie Welker940
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Buprenorphine-Naloxone430 claims
  2. Suboxone126 claims
  3. Ibuprofen52 claims
  4. Gabapentin28 claims
  5. Triamterene-Hydrochlorothiazid22 claims
  6. Clonidine Hcl18 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $619.36

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephanie Welker$619.36
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Huntington Hospitalist Group IncHuntington, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Stephanie Butcher Welker among 540 nurse practitioner records in West Virginia

Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP is one of 540 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2018, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 45% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2019 among the 362 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nurse Practitioner providers in West Virginia

There are 540 nurse practitioner records in West Virginia.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Dillow, NPHuntington, WV 257021871013995
  2. Danielle Justice, FNP-CHuntington, WV 257021912603937
  3. Lori Perkins, APRNHuntington, WV 257021720429806
  4. Christi Perry, FNP-BCHuntington, WV 257021851637219
  5. Casie Ackerman, APRNHuntington, WV 257011073243325
  6. Jessica Auffant, NP-CHuntington, WV 257011225540834
  7. Karla Downey, FNP-BCHuntington, WV 257011689227308
  8. Amanda Dunkle, NPHuntington, WV 257011285240937

Common questions

What is Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP's NPI number?

Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851892525, issued on Feb 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2828 1St Ave Ste 204, Huntington, WV, 25702. Phone: (304) 525-7111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 87401, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephanie Butcher Welker, NP had 940 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.