Alex L. Nielson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Longview, WA
Alex L. Nielson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Longview, Washington, and NPI 1174012355, issued on May 3, 2018. Check the license (Washington MD61130110, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex L. Nielson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD61130110 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Kirkpatrick Family Care, Longview, WA 98632
- Phone
- (360) 423-0390
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2023
- Fax
- (360) 577-3865
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210618001957); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Oregon Health Sciences University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alex L. Nielson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD61130110Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,114 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 158 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium83 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate76 claims
- Losartan Potassium68 claims
- Gabapentin63 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium59 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $970.28
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Kirkpatrick Family Care, PSLongview, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex L. Nielson among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Alex L. Nielson, MD is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Longview
They are 49 of the 1,933 NPPES records with a practice address in Longview, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Becker, M.D.Longview, WA 986321881670768
- Bruce Bobek, D.O.Longview, WA 986321225028343
- R. Hughey, MDLongview, WA 986321316943590
- Zeba Kamal, MDLongview, WA 986321417931262
- Gregory Khurtsidze, M.D.Longview, WA 986321396721114
- Richard Kirkpatrick, M.D.Longview, WA 986321851377030
- Michael Naillon, MDLongview, WA 986321881649994
- Patricia Peterson, MDLongview, WA 986321992706436
Common questions
What is Alex L. Nielson, MD's NPI number?
Alex L. Nielson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174012355, issued on May 3, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex L. Nielson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Kirkpatrick Family Care, Longview, WA, 98632. Phone: (360) 423-0390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex L. Nielson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD61130110, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alex L. Nielson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex L. Nielson, MD had 2,114 Medicare Part D claims for 443 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alex L. Nielson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.