Dr. Laurie Welton, DO
What this data tells you about Dr. Welton
Dr. Laurie Welton is an infectious disease in Sebastian, FL, with 20 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Welton performed 625,042 Medicare services across 1,578 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Welton received a total of $7,494 from 33 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 260 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in infectious disease. 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. Welton 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.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daptomycin antibiotic injection | 590,201 | $0 | $1 |
| Vedolizumab infusion (Entyvio) | 17,110 | $17 | $27 |
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 6,121 | $18 | $28 |
| Infliximab infusion (Remicade) | 5,958 | $26 | $110 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, 1 hour or less | 1,302 | $51 | $150 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 808 | $0 | $4 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 724 | $69 | $127 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 713 | $100 | $191 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 299 | $8 | $25 |
| Injection, ertapenem sodium, 500 mg | 287 | $11 | $80 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, 1 hour or less | 216 | $98 | $249 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 207 | $97 | $165 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 184 | $10 | $45 |
| Injection, vancomycin hcl, 500 mg | 159 | $2 | $8 |
| Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional | 135 | $15 | $45 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 124 | $131 | $300 |
| Administration of chemotherapy into vein, each additional hour | 109 | $23 | $60 |
| Injection of drug or substance into vein | 87 | $30 | $74 |
| Infusion into a vein for therapy, prevention, or diagnosis, each additional hour | 67 | $16 | $50 |
| Injection, tobramycin sulfate, up to 80 mg | 67 | $2 | $8 |
| Application of vein wound compression bandages on lower leg, ankle, and foot | 66 | $76 | $128 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) | 26 | $89 | $195 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 22 | $148 | $374 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 20 | $142 | $300 |
| 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 | 17 | $42 | $132 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 13 | $134 | $260 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (63%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
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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. Welton is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 17%), with 20 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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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.
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