Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Candis Welch, ARNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family · Panama City, FL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
3228 E 15TH ST, Panama City, FL 32405
8506282113
In practice since 2016 (9 years)
NPI: 1720436603 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Welch from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Welch

Dr. Candis Welch is a nurse practitioner - family in Panama City, FL, with 9 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Welch performed 6,479 Medicare services across 3,244 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Welch received a total of $4,459 from 31 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 278 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in nurse practitioner - family. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Welch is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 9 years in practice ▲ Top 1% volume in FL $4,459 industry payments

Florida License Status

FL DOH · MQA
1
Active license
None
Board action on record
0
Recent admin complaints
Profession License # Status Expires Board Action
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse 9194231 Clear July 31, 2028
Data from Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance. License records are public under Chapter 119, Florida Statutes. Verify directly on FL DOH →

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
6,479
Medicare services
Top 1% in FL for nurse practitioner - family
3,244
Unique beneficiaries
$30
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · Not a quality rating · How to read this →
~720 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) 1,509 $52 $177
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle 953 $9 $30
Blood draw (venipuncture) 751 $8 $10
Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection 740 $0 $10
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) 686 $69 $225
Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg 518 $1 $10
Nursing facility visit, moderate complexity 223 $63 $150
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 mg 212 $9 $28
Annual alcohol misuse screening, 5 to 15 minutes 151 $15 $29
Annual wellness visit, follow-up 144 $107 $250
Annual depression screening 142 $15 $30
Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min 88 $68 $100
Prothrombin time test (blood clotting) 66 $4 $30
Nursing facility visit, low complexity 63 $44 $100
Face-to-face behavioral counseling for obesity, 15 minutes 54 $22 $39
Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for influenza virus 36 $16 $30
New patient office visit (45-59 min) 30 $75 $300
Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg 25 $0 $20
Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes 23 $22 $37
Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead 18 $7 $60
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) 16 $10 $30
Smoking and tobacco use intensive counseling, 4-10 minutes 16 $12 $30
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and 15 $34 $80
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$4,459
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,115/year across 4 years
Top 6% in FL for nurse practitioner - family
31
Companies
278
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$4,459 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,048
2023
$1,303
2022
$928
2021
$1,180

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novo Nordisk Inc
$881
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$811
Lilly USA, LLC
$562
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$381
PFIZER INC.
$229
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$224
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$151
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$136
AbbVie Inc.
$128
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$125
Exact Sciences Corporation
$108
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$100
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$95
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$81
ABBVIE INC.
$63
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$57
Dexcom, Inc.
$50
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$37
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$30
Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$28
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$22
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$21
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$19
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$18
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$17
Amgen Inc.
$16
Seqirus USA Inc
$15
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$15
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$14
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$13
Medtronic, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 50.5% of total payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · AREXVY · BELSOMRA · BEXSERO · BREZTRI · COLOGUARD DNA CAPTURE REAGENTS · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · EVENITY · FARXIGA · FLUBLOK QUADRIVALENT NORTHERN HEMISPHERE · FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT · GEMTESA · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · KRYSTEXXA · Kerendia · LIVALO · LOKELMA · Livalo · MOUNJARO · NURTEC ODT · Nuedexta · Ozempic · PREMARIN · PREVNAR 20 · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SPRAVATO · STEGLATRO · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · UBRELVY · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYNDAMAX · Vascepa · Veozah · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · ZEPBOUND
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for nurse practitioner - family in FL.

Equivalent to $69 per 100 Medicare services performed
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Geographic Context

Family nurse practitioners within 10 mi
196
Per 100K population
108.1
County median income
$70,188
Nearest hospital
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Welch is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of FL peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Welch experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Welch performed 1,509 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Welch receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Welch received a total of $4,459 from 31 companies across 278 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Welch's costs compare to other family nurse practitioners in Panama City?
Dr. Welch's average Medicare payment per service is $30. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Welch) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. The Transparency Score measures data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →