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C Robert Welshans, OD

NPI 1124047964ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Parkersburg, WV

Optometrist (OD) in Parkersburg, West Virginia, trained at Southern College of Optometry (class of 1987). In 2024 Medicare paid $10,409 for 139 patients, and Part D covered 186 of their prescriptions, 76% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $636.32 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1124047964
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedJul 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 12, 2024
Certified by providerSep 12, 2024

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X838ODWV

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (WV)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients139
Services billed182 across 12 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$10,409

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)186 · 219 30-day fills
Patients80
Total drug cost$10,545
Generic share76% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolSouthern College of Optometry
Graduation year1987
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$636.32 · 7 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$165.43 · 4 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.$265.924
Coopervision Inc.$247.802
Dompe US, Inc.$122.601

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$636.32 · 7 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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