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.
- 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
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Verify Thomas C. Welton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0062463Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium298 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf124 claims
- Omeprazole64 claims
- Sutab41 claims
- Famotidine36 claims
- 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.
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.
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
- 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.
All 334 in Colorado → Every provider in Colorado Springs → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Nicholas Costrini, M.D., PH.DColorado Springs, CO 809071063444636
- Michael Hjelkrem, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071518949437
- Kem Hor, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071629155205
- Samuel Iwata, MDColorado Springs, CO 809071730273996
- Lukasz Kowalczyk, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809071104913003
- 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.
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.