Dr. Corey T. Welchlin, DO

Dr. Welchlin practices at South Central Surgical Center in Fairmont, Minnesota.

Dr. Welchlin's NPI, 1649241977, was assigned on January 26, 2006. Dr. Welchlin holds Minnesota license 33466.

Dr. Welchlin's primary practice is South Central Surgical Center, at 717 S State St, Ste 1000, Fairmont, MN 56031. The practice phone is (507) 238-4949.

Dr. Welchlin's primary practice is South Central Surgical Center in Fairmont, Minnesota. Dr. Welchlin is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont. The medical group on file is Center for Specialty Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Welchlin to 3 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account. Dr. Welchlin's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Welchlin practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Welchlin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Welchlin is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 522 Medicare services from Dr. Welchlin across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 121 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,548 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 121 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Welchlin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 59% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.02, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Welchlin's median patient age at 65, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. Welchlin wrote 268 Medicare Part D claims for 80 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 161 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,179 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 88 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Welchlin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Welchlin, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 55 general payments to Dr. Welchlin from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Exactech, Inc. paid the most, $1,073.