NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas C. Welton, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Colorado Springs, CO

Thomas C. Welton, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1043249931, issued on Jul 2, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0062463, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1043249931
Name
Thomas C. Welton
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License numbers
DR.0062463 CO
04-25283 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2920 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80907
Phone
(719) 636-1201
Enumerated
Jul 2, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(719) 636-1326
Medicaid ID
100159190B KS
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190924002656); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Kansas City College Of Medicine And Surgery, 1988
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 2920 N Cascade Ave

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

  1. James Baron, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1780640011
  2. Joyce Hannigan, RNOphthalmic Registered Nurse1477763803
  3. Zahra Harrison, ANPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1659529485
  4. Pamela Hinton, COTOphthalmic Assistant1093926669
  5. Tanya Johnson, OAOphthalmic Technician/Technologist1790995132
  6. Koren Jones, FNP-CGastroenterology Physician1669347985

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

815 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Thomas Welton815
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium298 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf124 claims
  3. Omeprazole64 claims
  4. Sutab41 claims
  5. Famotidine36 claims
  6. Gavilyte-G27 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $57.02

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Braintree Laboratories, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Welton$57.02
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Portercare Adventist Health SystemCastle Rock, CO

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

Thomas C. Welton among 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado

Thomas C. Welton, M.D. is one of 334 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 258 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in Colorado

There are 334 gastroenterology physician records in Colorado.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Adler, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071891748687
  2. Karin Cesario, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071285689075
  3. Nicholas Costrini, M.D., PH.DColorado Springs, CO 809071063444636
  4. Michael Hjelkrem, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071518949437
  5. Kem Hor, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071629155205
  6. Samuel Iwata, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071730273996
  7. Lukasz Kowalczyk, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071104913003
  8. Thomas Meister, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071689761371

Common questions

What is Thomas C. Welton, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas C. Welton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043249931, issued on Jul 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas C. Welton, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2920 N Cascade Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80907. Phone: (719) 636-1201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas C. Welton, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0062463, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas C. Welton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas C. Welton, M.D. had 815 Medicare Part D claims for 400 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas C. Welton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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