Christopher Eli Welch, MD

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) PhysicianTaxonomy code 2081S0010X

License

74799 Issued in TN

Practice address

1043 Jack Vest Dr
Johnson City, TN 37604

Phone

(423) 952-8030

Fax

(423) 952-8031

NPI assigned

Apr 10, 2021

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 5

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in NC, TN2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Education

East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine, 2021

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Wellmont Medical Associates IncGroup PAC ID 8123291739, 432 clinicians

Medical Education Assistance CorporationGroup PAC ID 3870491269, 168 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Johnson City Medical Center Hospital, Johnson City, TN, CCN 440063

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

87.78 of 100Reported as group

Quality

78.19

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

81.07

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

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Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cwelch252697@balladhealth.medalliesdirect.net

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Medical Education Assistance Corporation

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1235180480

  Family Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Wellmont Medical Associates Inc

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1780986257

  Family Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Alamance Regional Medical Center, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Burlington, NC
  • NPI 1326010273
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greensboro, NC
  • NPI 1013265909
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Wellmont Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1760405849
  NPD
• Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc.

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1275393522
  NPD
• Alamance Regional Medical Center, Inc

  • Pharmacy
  • Burlington, NC
  • NPI 1851681993
  NPD
• The Moses H Cone Memorial Hospital Operating Corporation

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Greensboro, NC
  • NPI 1356372064

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Blue Ridge Medical Management Corporation

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1740227131
  NPD (past)
• Medical Education Assistance Corporation

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1588786768
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1023434339
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1962915652
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mountain States Health Alliance

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Johnson City, TN
  • NPI 1972606465
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1021 W OAKLAND AVE STE 310",
            "city": "JOHNSON CITY",
            "state": "TN",
            "postal_code": "376042192",
            "telephone_number": "423-952-2111",
            "fax_number": "423-282-1657"
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• Myria Jan Weems
• Joyce Weikle-Waddell, PHARM-D
• Donna Weinman, R.PH.
• Nonie Elizabeth Weir, BSN
• Kara Beth Weishaar, MD
• David Brent Welch, M.D.
• Jewel B Welch, CRNAP
• Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc.
• Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc.
• Wellmont Medical Associates, Inc.

• Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician in Johnson City, TN
• Providers in Johnson City, TN by specialty
• Sports Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 5, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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