What is Christopher Welch's specialty?

Christopher Welch (NPI 1982601316) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Merriam, KS.

Where does Christopher Welch practice?

Christopher Welch practices in Merriam, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1982601316.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Welch?

Christopher Welch (NPI 1982601316) received approximately $30K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 244 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982601316

Christopher WelchPA-C

PRACTICEMIDWEST ORTHOPAEDICS, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantMerriam, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

265

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

304

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 953 Physician Assistant providers in KS — top quintile (cohort median 382).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$66

Distinct drugs

Brand share

100.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$310

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$310

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$310

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Welch's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SHAWNEE MISSION MEDICAL CENTER INC	193	443
Robert Sharpe Orthopedic Surgery · Merriam, KS	39	104
Jeffrey Henning Orthopedic Surgery · Wenatchee, WA	37	90
County Of Johnson Ambulance Service Provider · Olathe, KS	35	53
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	33	39
Kavita Gorantla Diagnostic Radiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	31	44
John Yungmeyer Diagnostic Radiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	28	46
Mark Clifft Interventional Radiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	28	53
John Peterson Cardiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	24	44
Kimberly Wherry Roys Diagnostic Radiology · Overland Park, KS	22	27
Jeffrey Hicklin Diagnostic Radiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	18	30
Andrew Harmon Diagnostic Radiology · Shawnee Mission, KS	14	33

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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