Official source Data mirrored from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments · General Payments · as published 2026-01-23 View official record Methodology

Covered recipient · General Payments record

JOHN C WELKER

Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians Pain Medicine Interventional Pain Medicine

NPI
1346477221
CMS profile
800083
Location
ANTIOCH, TN

General Payments · PY2019–2024

$8,031.64

  • Reported across 226 records
  • CMS publication 2026-01-23

Latest program year · PY2024

$1,937.59

79 records · 0 disputed

Financial relationships do not necessarily indicate an improper relationship; the data is open to interpretation.

How these totals are calculated
  • The total is the sum of the General Payments records CMS published for the labeled program year(s), exactly as published. Nothing is estimated, weighted, or combined across categories.
  • General Payments only. Research and Ownership/Investment are separate datasets and are never summed with these figures; amounts are kept separate per program year.
  • Featured-page threshold (a presentation gate, not a judgment): records>=3 OR total>=100 (all years).
  • Methodology & Data — sourcing, labeling, and limitations.

By nature of payment

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Nature of paymentAmountRecords
Food and Beverage $1,300.09 78
Consulting Fee $637.50 1

By paying entity

PY2024 · sorted by reported total

Paying entityAmountRecords
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION $1,724.96 68
Abbott Laboratories $157.45 8
PAINTEQ LLC $45.27 2
SPR Therapeutics, Inc $9.91 1

By program year

All program years on this page · sorted by year

Program yearAmountRecords
PY2019 $81.10 1
PY2020 $16.82 1
PY2021 $552.91 21
PY2022 $1,122.15 41
PY2023 $4,321.07 83
PY2024 $1,937.59 79

Payment records · PY2024 (79)

Sorted by paying entity, then date · as published by CMS

Program year 2024 20192020202120222023 Record-level detail is published for PY2024; earlier years are summarised in “By program year”.
Paying entity Amount Date Nature of payment Dispute status Published Record ID Source
Abbott Laboratories $18.47 03/18/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001381 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $15.51 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001383 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $23.53 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001385 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $14.87 05/16/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001387 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $24.24 05/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001389 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $23.05 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001391 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $21.00 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001393 CMS
Abbott Laboratories $16.78 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1125001395 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $9.23 01/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475933 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.62 01/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475921 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $4.56 01/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475999 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.21 01/12/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475937 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.84 01/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475897 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.34 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475967 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $5.75 02/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476009 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $18.70 02/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475981 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.73 02/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475889 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $5.26 02/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476005 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $11.54 02/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475949 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.37 02/22/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475957 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.09 02/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475963 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $20.93 02/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475985 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.51 02/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475943 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $22.59 03/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475987 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $19.13 03/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475983 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.78 03/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475969 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.95 03/25/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475973 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.62 03/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475887 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.90 03/29/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475911 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.28 04/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476013 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.77 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475893 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $2.68 04/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475995 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.24 04/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475939 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.29 04/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475955 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $125.27 04/15/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475879 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.59 04/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475885 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $46.22 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475991 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $5.25 04/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476003 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $147.49 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475881 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $17.56 04/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475979 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.74 05/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475923 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.83 05/10/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475895 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.10 05/23/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475953 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.99 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475899 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.52 05/31/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475917 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.56 06/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475919 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.53 06/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475959 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $11.18 06/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475947 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.90 06/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475913 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.63 06/24/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475907 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $30.64 07/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475989 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $4.29 07/19/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475997 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $637.50 07/25/2024 Consulting Fee Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475883 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.27 08/01/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475903 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.34 08/02/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475905 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.49 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475941 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.25 08/07/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476011 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.82 08/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475925 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.89 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475909 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $5.30 08/26/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476007 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $11.84 08/28/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475951 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.89 09/17/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475929 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $9.15 10/09/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475931 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $12.63 10/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475961 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $9.46 10/30/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475935 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.42 11/04/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475915 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $14.82 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475971 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $115.89 11/05/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475993 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $8.85 11/06/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475927 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $13.77 11/08/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475965 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $16.55 11/11/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475975 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $6.75 11/13/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475891 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $10.98 11/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475945 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $16.91 11/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475977 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $4.82 11/27/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092476001 CMS
Boston Scientific Corporation $7.17 12/03/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1092475901 CMS
PAINTEQ LLC $18.62 02/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142005428 CMS
PAINTEQ LLC $26.65 08/20/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1142005431 CMS
SPR Therapeutics, Inc $9.91 08/14/2024 Food and Beverage Undisputed 01/23/2026 1104941889 CMS

Source & provenance

Dataset
CMS Open Payments — General Payments
Publisher of source data
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS publication date
2026-01-23
Program years on this page
2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Source files
Dataset page · Bulk file · PY2019 , PY2020 , PY2021 , PY2022 , PY2023 , PY2024
Generated from
OP_DTL_GNRL_PGYR2024_P01232026_01102026.csv

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