Active NPI
Primary and Alternative Medicine Ctr PA
- Family Medicine Physician
- Silver Spring, MD
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Family Medicine Physician
- License
- D37002
- Legal business name
- PRIMARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CTR PA
- Practice address
- 12162 Tech Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1914 - Phone
- (301) 681-4860
- Fax
- (301) 681-4864
- NPI assigned
- Dec 18, 2007
- Organization subpart
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Authorized official
- Name
- Dr. Jean Margaret Welsh, MD
- Title
- Owner
- Phone
- (301) 681-4860
Authorized official NPPES reports the official by name only. The link goes to the one practitioner connected to this organization with that name.
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Physician | 207Q00000X | D37002 | MD | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
12162 Tech Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1914
Mailing address
12162 Tech Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904-1914
Phone (301) 681-4860
Other identifiers 2
| Identifier | Type | State | Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 010794300 | Medicaid | DC | |
| 293610100 | Medicaid | MD |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in DC
Enrollment records 1
Laboratory certificates & supplier records
Derived by NPIMapThese CMS records do not include an NPI. They are shown because their name and street address match this provider’s.
CLIA laboratory certificates
| CLIA number | Laboratory | Certificate | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21D0906617 | Primary and Alternative Med Ctr PA | Certificate of waiver | Mar 25, 2028 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider DirectoryLocations
12162 Tech Rd
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Phone (301) 681-4860
11161 New Hampshire Ave
Ste 102
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Phone (301) 434-0599
Practitioners & affiliated clinicians
Practitioners 1
Individual providers connected to this organization through Medicare benefit reassignment, Care Compare group membership or National Provider Directory roles.
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"enumeration_type": "NPI-2",
"last_updated_epoch": "1762992000000",
"number": "1275717910",
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"address_purpose": "MAILING",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "12162 TECH RD",
"city": "SILVER SPRING",
"state": "MD",
"postal_code": "209041914",
"telephone_number": "301-681-4860",
"fax_number": "301-681-4864"
},
{
"country_code": "US",
"country_name": "United States",
"address_purpose": "LOCATION",
"address_type": "DOM",
"address_1": "12162 TECH RD",
"city": "SILVER SPRING",
"state": "MD",
"postal_code": "209041914",
"telephone_number": "301-681-4860",
"fax_number": "301-681-4864"
}
],
"practiceLocations": [],
"basic": {
"organization_name": "PRIMARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE CTR PA",
"organizational_subpart": "NO",
"enumeration_date": "2007-12-18",
"last_updated": "2025-11-13",
"certification_date": "2025-11-13",
"status": "A",
"authorized_official_last_name": "WELSH",
"authorized_official_first_name": "JEAN",
"authorized_official_middle_name": "MARGARET",
"authorized_official_title_or_position": "OWNER",
"authorized_official_telephone_number": "301-681-4860",
"authorized_official_name_prefix": "Dr.",
"authorized_official_credential": "MD"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
"code": "207Q00000X",
"taxonomy_group": "193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP",
"desc": "Family Medicine",
"state": "MD",
"license": "D37002",
"primary": true
}
],
"identifiers": [
{
"code": "05",
"desc": "MEDICAID",
"issuer": null,
"identifier": "010794300",
"state": "DC"
},
{
"code": "05",
"desc": "MEDICAID",
"issuer": null,
"identifier": "293610100",
"state": "MD"
}
],
"endpoints": [],
"other_names": []
}
Other providers in Silver Spring, MD
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 13, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
- Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
- 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.