Benjamin James Nelson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Enterprise, AL
Benjamin James Nelson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Enterprise, Alabama, and NPI 1477246122, issued on May 30, 2023. Check the license (Alabama 53878, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin James Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 53878 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Brunson St Ste 300, Enterprise, AL 36330
- Phone
- (334) 393-3212
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240923000936); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin James Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 53878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
536 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Chlorthalidone16 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.52
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Ascension Medical Group Via Christi PAWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin James Nelson among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Benjamin James Nelson, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Enterprise
They are 12 of the 460 NPPES records with a practice address in Enterprise, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Ellis, D.O.Enterprise, AL 363301083632244
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- Beverly Jordan, M.D.Enterprise, AL 363301205891702
- Leeann Kettunen, MDEnterprise, AL 363301528227220
- Walter Lawrence, MDEnterprise, AL 363301124067632
- Mark McPherson, M.D.Fort Rucker, AL 363301649228560
- Montgomery Peden, MDEnterprise, AL 363301851349179
- Shean Phelps, M.D.Enterprise, AL 363301972575777
Common questions
What is Benjamin James Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin James Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477246122, issued on May 30, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin James Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Brunson St Ste 300, Enterprise, AL, 36330. Phone: (334) 393-3212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin James Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 53878, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin James Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin James Nelson, MD had 536 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.