Dr. Tom Welch , MD
General Practice • Hoover, AL
5608 Fairway Ct
Hoover, AL 352441312
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NPI assigned on December 20, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 121 Original Medicare Part B services in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2019:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 55 service units.
- 80305 — Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation: 52 service units.
- 83036 — Hemoglobin a1c level: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 270 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) — 35 prescription fills, including refills.
- Azithromycin — 33 prescription fills, including refills.
- Doxycycline Hyclate — 24 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 14 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Alabama (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 750. Middle half: 134 to 7,423.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 619 in 2017 to 121 in 2019.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2019.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5608 Fairway Ct
Hoover, AL 352441312
What Public CMS Data Show
General Practice: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,360 in 2019
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2019. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,532 in 2019
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2019, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019.
30-day fills
324 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$1,731 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2019
All general payments: $200.80 across 10 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $200.80 across 10 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation: $73.96 across 1 record.
- GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.: $51.44 across 4 records.
- Genentech, Inc.: $31.57 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2019 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Welch has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Welch as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Hoover and Alabama
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Alabama (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 750. Middle half: 134 to 7,423.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Hoover have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under General Practice in Alabama (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,109. Middle half: $3,667 to $581,599.
Too few clinicians listed under General Practice in Hoover have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Welch are from 2019.
3 active clinicians are listed under General Practice with a practice address in Hoover, AL (132 in Alabama).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 80% from 619 in 2017 to 121 in 2019.
- 2017: 619
- 2018: 211
- 2019: 121
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 50% from $12,745 in 2017 to $6,360 in 2019.
- 2017: $12,745
- 2018: $7,176
- 2019: $6,360
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 44% from $8,121 in 2017 to $4,532 in 2019.
- 2017: $8,121
- 2018: $4,763
- 2019: $4,532
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 90% from 2,726 in 2019 to 270 in 2024.
- 2019: 2,726
- 2020: 854
- 2022: 101
- 2023: 81
- 2024: 270
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 92% from 4,266 in 2019 to 324 in 2024.
- 2019: 4,266
- 2020: 1,281
- 2022: 101
- 2023: 93
- 2024: 324
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 99% from $131,911 in 2019 to $1,731 in 2024.
- 2019: $131,911
- 2020: $35,797
- 2022: $1,315
- 2023: $667
- 2024: $1,731
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2019 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2019), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2019 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2019): fewer than 11 records totaling $200.80.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STEGLATRO | General | $73.96 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xofluza | General | $18.51 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JARDIANCE | General | $17.45 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FARXIGA | General | $15.50 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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ANORO | General | $14.74 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $13.07 |
| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Xofluza | General | $13.06 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $12.72 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TRELEGY ELLIPTA | General | $10.91 |
| Horizon Therapeutics plc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PENNSAID | General | $10.88 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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55 | 13 | $143.00 | $101.27 |
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80305
Testing for presence of drug, read by direct observation
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52 | 12 | $45.00 | $12.35 |
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83036
Hemoglobin a1c level
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14 | 13 | $65.00 | $10.57 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2019; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 35 | 267 | $90.25 | 34 |
| Azithromycin | Azithromycin | 33 | 179 | $309.65 | 33 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 24 | 217 | $246.19 | 24 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 24 | 179 | $156.91 | 21 |
| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 22 | 263 | $199.94 | 22 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 21 | 261 | $44.79 | 16 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 | 150 | $109.50 | 19 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 18 | 134 | $146.03 | 18 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 15 | 623 | $133.91 | 11 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 13 | 335 | $44.31 | 11 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 12 | 600 | $60.47 | — |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 12 | 1,080 | $108.73 | — |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 11 | 810 | $80.59 | — |
| Paxlovid | Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 11 | 56 | $0.00 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208D00000X
A physician who specializes in the general practice of diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with a variety of illnesses and conditions.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - FAMILY PRACTICE
I20071212000273
AL
4587754718
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated December 20, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
5608 Fairway Ct
Hoover, AL 352441312
Phone: 2057331733