Physician

William Charles Welch, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, William Welch, MD (NPI: 1295701647) practices neurosurgery in the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Luzerne, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is UNIVERSITY OF PENN-MEDICAL GROUP (NPI: 1790173805; TIN: 232743545) and primary practice location at 19107-6130.

Welch's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 512 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,455 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $509,544 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 22612 (Fusion of spine in lower back). Part D data shows 22 prescription claims across 16 beneficiaries totaling $972 in drug costs. DME data shows 79 claims. Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $578. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $338 and ending at $972. For DME billing, reported payments rose steadily, from $11,039 to $279,469.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	382	1,224	$444,346
2016	452	1,427	$511,334
2017	447	1,345	$472,422
2018	482	1,282	$448,071
2019	432	1,366	$531,975
2020	384	1,181	$434,543
2021	469	1,422	$540,004
2022	485	1,328	$475,316
2023	430	1,252	$448,015
2024	512	1,455	$509,544

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	13	17	$338
2016	31	51	$1,095
2017	18	30	$2,352
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	13	$303
2020	16	24	$721
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	14	$2,051
2024	16	22	$972

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	11	11	$487
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	23	23	$37,781
2018	12	23	$41,745
2019	33	33	$53,343
2020	11	27	$1,466
2021	25	25	$43,978
2022	73	73	$155,149
2023	53	53	$214,996
2024	79	79	$279,393

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
22612	Fusion of spine in lower back	73	73	$1,316
63047	Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment	129	129	$641
63048	Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment	123	277	$174
99205	New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	282	282	$136
99215	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	225	264	$107

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Part D summary data is connected for 2024, but public drug-level costs are not available, so a Top 5 by total drug costs cannot be shown.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

By Total Medicare Payment Amount.

HCPCS Code	HCPCS Description	Supplier Rental Indicator	Total Supplier Beneficiaries	Total Supplier Claims	Total Medicare Payment Amount
E0748	Osteogenesis stimulator, electrical, non-invasive, spinal applications	N	67	67	$278,821
E0143	Walker, folding, wheeled, adjustable or fixed height	N	12	12	$572

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	8	$578	DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for William Charles Welch, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for William Charles Welch, MD (NPI 1295701647), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does William Charles Welch, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to William Charles Welch, MD?

William Charles Welch, MD is linked to UNIVERSITY OF PENN-MEDICAL GROUP (billing NPI 1790173805) in the available physician profile data.

Does William Charles Welch, MD have Open Payments data?

William Charles Welch, MD has 8 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.