Physician

Christopher R Welder, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Welder, MD (NPI: 1477903144) practices diagnostic radiology in the Cedar Rapids, IA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Linn, IA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RADIOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF IOWA, PLC (NPI: 1750387999; TIN: 421480598) and primary practice location at 52333-9998.

Welder's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 5,567 traditional Medicare patients, billed 8,089 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $178,109 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 71250 (Ct scan of chest without contrast). 2017 Part D data shows 26 prescription claims across 15 beneficiaries totaling $397 in drug costs. No Open Payments records. 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 has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Part D prescription costs data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$92K$183K2021 Medicare payment: $38,078 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $122,748 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $183,202 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $178,109 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
20211,3022,035$38,078
20224,4886,198$122,748
20235,8568,454$183,202
20245,5678,089$178,109

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$609$1.2K2016 Drug cost: $1,219 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $397 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
20161619$1,219
20171526$397
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
71250Ct scan of chest without contrast663692$36
70450Ct scan head or brain without contrast422436$28
77080Dxa bone density measurement of hip, pelvis, spine735735$12
71046X-ray of chest, 2 views1,3801,444$7
71045X-ray of chest, 1 view615709$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

No connected Part D drug-level records for 2024.

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher R. Welder, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher R. Welder, MD (NPI 1477903144), 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 Christopher R. Welder, 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 Christopher R. Welder, MD?

Christopher R. Welder, MD is linked to RADIOLOGY CONSULTANTS OF IOWA, PLC (billing NPI 1750387999) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher R. Welder, MD have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests 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.