Thomas Edward Welage, O.D.
Optometrist · Greensburg, IN
Thomas Edward Welage, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Greensburg, Indiana, and NPI 1255488524, issued on Jan 5, 2007. Check the license (Indiana 18002769, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Edward Welage
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 18002769 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 946 E Main St, Greensburg, IN 47240
- Phone
- (812) 663-8405
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (812) 663-9764
- Medicaid ID
- 200062520 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100909001043); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas Edward Welage in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 18002769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
475 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost310 claims
- Timolol Maleate76 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Thomas E. Welage, O.D., P.C.Greensburg, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Edward Welage among 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana
Thomas Edward Welage, O.D. is one of 1,578 optometrist records with a practice address in Indiana. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,014 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 optometrist records list a practice address in Greensburg
They are 8 of the 231 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensburg, and 1,578 optometrist records in Indiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jon Dooley, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401144384835
- Kristen Gracia, ODGreensburg, IN 472401104543347
- Carrie Huntington, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401750475604
- Mary Kolkmeier, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401396908372
- Nicole Martin, ODGreensburg, IN 472401417730508
- David Weigel, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401518970318
- Eric Weigel, O.D.Greensburg, IN 472401548527237
- Douglas Duerstock, ODMadison, IN 472501871695577
Common questions
What is Thomas Edward Welage, O.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Edward Welage, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255488524, issued on Jan 5, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Edward Welage, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 946 E Main St, Greensburg, IN, 47240. Phone: (812) 663-8405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Edward Welage, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 18002769, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas Edward Welage, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Edward Welage, O.D. had 475 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.