Dr. Brian Scott Welch, DO

  • Las Cruces, NM
  • General surgeon
NPI1992151997PAC ID1658616651
Medicare patients, 2026
35
Part D claims, 2026
83
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2026
90
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
2450 South Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011
Practice phone
Call (575) 522-8641
Professional email
Get professional email
Personal email
Get personal email
Mobile number
Get mobile number
Social profiles

Primary practice

Memorial Medical Center

Hospital · Las Cruces, New Mexico

Find Dr. Welch's professional email, personal email and mobile number

Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.

View contacts for free

Dr. Brian Scott Welch is a general surgeon in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dr. Welch practices at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Welch's NPI, 1992151997, was assigned on May 9, 2016. Dr. Welch graduated from Touro University California in 2016. Dr. Welch holds New York license 308374.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1658616651
NPI enumeration date
May 9, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(575) 522-8641
Professional email
Get email
Personal email
Get email
Mobile number
Get number
Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Brian Scott Welch practices at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Dr. Welch's primary practice is Memorial Medical Center, at 2450 South Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011 in Dona Ana County. The practice phone is (575) 522-8641.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Brian Scott Welch is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Welch's primary practice is Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Welch is also affiliated with MountainView Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is MountainView Medical Group.

Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Brian Scott Welch's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Welch practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Memorial Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

For health IT teams

See the EHR and IT leaders at every hospital where Dr. Welch practices

Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across Lifepoint Health and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.

Dr. Brian Scott Welch is one of 213 general surgeons in New Mexico

Surgery is Dr. Welch's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Welch is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dr. Welch is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, New YorkPrimaryLicense 308374 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Welch treats.

General surgeons near Dr. Welch

Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Brian Scott Welch treated 35 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 66

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Welch in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 69% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.30, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Welch's median patient age at 46, with 75% women.

Medicare patients, 202635
Average age66
Average risk score1.30

Dr. Welch's Medicare patients by age, 2026

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Welch's Medicare patients by sex, 2026

  • Women1954%
  • Men1646%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Welch's Medicare patients, 2026

  1. High blood pressure69%
  2. High cholesterol66%
  3. Diabetes49%
  4. Arthritis34%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Welch's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 46

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women75%
  • Men24%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Brian Scott Welch wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims in 2026

In 2026, Dr. Welch wrote 83 Medicare Part D claims for 23 patients. 58% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 18 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $18,406 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202683
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$18,406
Part D patients23

Dr. Welch's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026

  • Generic48 claims58%
  • Brand-name35 claims42%

Dr. Welch's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

See all prescribing by Dr. Welch

Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data

Dr. Brian Scott Welch scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2026

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Welch for performance year 2026, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Welch accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Welch's MIPS scores, performance year 2026

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 79.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2026 data; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

For MedTech and pharma teams

Find general surgeons like Dr. Welch by procedure volume and prescribing

Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.

Dr. Brian Scott Welch has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Welch in 2020. Dr. Welch's most frequent co-authors are Narendra Anand Kumthekar, MD, Nageswara R. Mandava, MD and Melissa Kanji Meghpara, DO.

Papers1

Dr. Welch's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Welch

See all 1 publications and co-authors

See who Dr. Welch researches with

Physician Network Discovery turns co-authorship, shared hospitals and shared groups into a map of who Dr. Welch works with, so you can find a warm path to the right general surgeons.

How network discovery works

Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Brian Scott Welch received $19 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Welch from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Ethicon Inc. paid the most, $19.

Companies that paid Dr. Welch the most, 2025 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

See all payments to Dr. Welch

Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Brian Scott Welch graduated from Touro University California

Dr. Welch graduated from Touro University California in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolTouro University California
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in 2022 - 2023CA State License
  4. Board certified in 2022 - 2026NM State License
  5. Board certified in 2021 - 2022NY State License
  6. Board certified in 2018 - 2019RI State License

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Brian Scott Welch accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Welch is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Humana
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Welch accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. Medicare9
  3. HMO8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Brian Scott Welch's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about Dr. Brian Scott Welch

Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.

What is Dr. Brian Scott Welch's NPI number?

Dr. Brian Scott Welch's NPI number is 1992151997. It was assigned on May 9, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Brian Scott Welch?

Dr. Brian Scott Welch is a general surgeon in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Brian Scott Welch practice?

Dr. Welch practices at 2450 South Telshor Blvd, Las Cruces, NM 88011. Dr. Welch's primary practice is Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, part of Lifepoint Health.

What is Dr. Brian Scott Welch's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Welch is (575) 522-8641. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.

What is Dr. Brian Scott Welch's email address?

Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Welch through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What is Dr. Brian Scott Welch's medical license number?

Dr. Welch holds New York license 308374.

Which hospitals is Dr. Brian Scott Welch affiliated with?

Dr. Welch practices at Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Dr. Welch is also affiliated with MountainView Regional Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Brian Scott Welch part of?

Dr. Welch is linked to MountainView Medical Group.

Who does Dr. Brian Scott Welch practice with?

Dmand AI links 63 HCPs to Dr. Welch's primary medical group, 2 of them general surgeons. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.

Does Dr. Brian Scott Welch accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Dr. Welch as accepting Medicare assignment.

Show 11 more questionsShow fewer questions

What is Dr. Brian Scott Welch's MIPS score?

Dr. Welch's MIPS final score for performance year 2026 is 90 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Brian Scott Welch see?

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Welch in 2026, with an average age of 66.

Is Dr. Brian Scott Welch board certified?

Yes. Dr. Welch is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

Where did Dr. Brian Scott Welch go to medical school?

Dr. Welch graduated from Touro University California in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Brian Scott Welch prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Welch's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mounjaro.

Has Dr. Brian Scott Welch received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $19 in general payments to Dr. Welch from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Ethicon Inc.

How long has Dr. Brian Scott Welch been practicing?

Dr. Welch graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Brian Scott Welch do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Welch.

Who does Dr. Brian Scott Welch publish with?

Dr. Welch's most frequent co-authors are Narendra Anand Kumthekar, MD (1 shared paper), Nageswara R. Mandava, MD (1 shared paper) and Melissa Kanji Meghpara, DO (1 shared paper).

What EHR does Dr. Brian Scott Welch's practice use?

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Memorial Medical Center and at 1 more affiliated site. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.

What insurance does Dr. Brian Scott Welch accept?

Dr. Welch is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit. The full carrier list is available with a free Dmand AI account.

Selling to surgery practices?

See general surgeons in New Mexico by site of care and group

Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.

  • 30 days free
  • Self-serve
  • No credit card

Cookie settings

Turn each category on or off. Your choice is kept for 12 months and you can change it here at any time.

Necessary

Always on. Sign-in, security, downloads you asked for, your cookie choice, and the page that led to a signup.

View cookies (6)
  • dm_consentDmand AI. Your cookie choices and whether your browser sent a Global Privacy Control signal. 12 months.
  • dm_ft, dm_ltDmand AI. The first and the latest page you arrived on, with the date, so a signup is credited to the page that worked. 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_fs, dm_lsDmand AI. The first and the latest source of a visit (a search engine, a campaign or the site that linked here). 90 days, 30 days.
  • dm_dl, dm_dl_okDmand AI. After you give an email address for a download, lets you download files without being asked again. 30 days.
  • Session and CSRF cookiesDmand AI (app.dmand.ai). Sign-in and form protection in the application. Session.
  • __cf_bm, cf_clearanceCloudflare. Tells people from automated traffic and keeps the site available. 30 minutes; cf_clearance while a security check is valid.

Analytics

On unless you turn it off. How pages are used, in aggregate, and recordings of how pages are used.

View cookies (6)
  • Google Tag ManagerGoogle. Loads the analytics and marketing tags that are on. Sets no cookie of its own and does not load when both categories are off. n/a.
  • _ga, _ga_<container-id>Google Analytics 4. Visits and page views in aggregate on dmand.ai. 2 years.
  • _clck, _clskMicrosoft Clarity. Recordings and heatmaps of how pages are used, with form fields masked. 1 year, 1 day.
  • CLID, MUID, ANONCHK, MR, SMMicrosoft (clarity.ms). Set by Microsoft when Clarity loads, to recognize a browser across sites that use Clarity. Up to 1 year.
  • None (cookieless)Ahrefs Analytics. Page views in aggregate. n/a.
  • ph_<project>_posthogPostHog. Product usage, errors and performance in app.dmand.ai, used to fix bugs and improve features. 365 days.

Marketing

On unless you turn it off, and always off when your browser sends a Global Privacy Control signal. A visitor identification service tells our sales team which companies and people visit.

View cookies (6)
  • _reb2buid, _reb2butkRB2B. Recognizes a returning browser for visitor identification. 360 days, 1 year.
  • _reb2bgeoRB2B. The location used to decide whether a visit can be identified. 20 days.
  • _reb2brefRB2B. The page or site that referred the visit. 15 days.
  • _reb2bfxf, _reb2btd, _reb2bliRB2B. Links the visit to an identified business profile. 1 month.
  • _reb2bresolveRB2B. Holds a match while it is being resolved. 2 days.
  • _reb2sessionID, _reb2bloadedRB2B. The current visit, and a guard against loading the script twice. 30 minutes, 1 second.

Functional

On unless you turn it off. Remembers choices such as a collapsed section.

View cookies (none today)