Benjamin Darrel Welling, M.D.
NPI 1649658220ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery· Spokane, WA
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery (M.D.) with Multicare Health System, practicing in Spokane, Washington. 179 Medicare patients in 2024, $84,570 paid; nearly all of their 237 Part D prescriptions were generic (99%). Axogen was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $196.05 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Deaconess Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1649658220 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 14, 2015 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 22, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 22, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery Primary | 207XS0106X | 61114016 | WA |
| Orthopaedic Surgery | 207X00000X | BP10054323 | TX |
| Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery | 207XS0106X | 67450 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hand Surgery (WA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 179 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 924 across 65 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $84,570 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 237 · 275 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 120 |
| Total drug cost | $2,187 |
| Generic share | 99% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hand Surgery |
Medical group
- Multicare Health SystemTacoma, WA · 2,325 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Deaconess Medical CenterSpokane, WA
- Multicare Valley HospitalSpokane Valley, WA
- Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacoma, WA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$196.05 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$110.24 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Axogen | $118.51 | 1 |
| Depuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $35.25 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $23.55 | 1 |
| Sawtooth Surgical Solutions Inc | $18.74 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$196.05 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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