Chris E. Welch
1043 Jack Vest Drive, 
Johnson City, TN 

Overview

Chris Welch, MD, views medicine as a calling rooted in service and respect for the body’s natural healing process. Board-certified in family medicine with fellowship training in sports medicine, he focuses on musculoskeletal health, an area he believes has the greatest impact on daily life. Dr. Welch’s experience as a Special Forces advanced tactical practitioner shaped his hands-on, problem-solving approach to care. “Physicians can neither control nor cure the body. All we can do is help it along its natural process,” he says. An ETSU Health clinician, Dr. Welch also serves as a faculty member at ETSU’s Quillen College of Medicine. Originally from Washington state, Dr. Welch values the Appalachian Highlands for its mountains, history, and strong community. He enjoys woodworking, painting, and volunteering through his church and Habitat for Humanity.

Dr. Welch is board certified in American Board Of Family Medicine.

Graduate Institution

Etsu Quillen College Of Medicine,  

Residency

Etsu Family Medicine Of Kingsport

Specialties

Physiatry
Sports Medicine

Licenses

Sports Medicine in TN

Board Certifications

American Board Of Family Medicine

Fellowships

Sports Medicine

Hospital Affiliations

 

Languages Spoken

English

Gender

Male

Awards

 

Insurance

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Accepted insurance plans:

Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Farm Bureau Health Plans
  • HMO
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Sentara Healthcare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Trillium
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Highlands Sports Medicine BucSports
1043 Jack Vest Drive, Johnson City, TN 37614
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