Brian Nelson
Surgery Physician · Puyallup, WA
Brian Nelson is a surgery physician with a practice address in Puyallup, Washington, and NPI 1316360639, issued on Jan 22, 2014. Check the license (Washington MD00020208, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD00020208 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 208 17TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98372
- Phone
- (253) 840-1999
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 22, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140610002417); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 208 17TH Ave SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Wright, MD FACSSurgery Physician1649346347
Verify Brian Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00020208Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $30.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Cascade Hernia And Surgical Solutions PSPuyallup, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Washington
There are 791 surgery physician records in Washington.
Other surgery physician records in Washington
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- Virginie Achim, MDSpokane, WA1598085383
- Stephanie Acierno, MDTacoma, WA1841398534
- Iradj Aflatooni, MDKirkland, WA1073607032
- Matthew AgnewSeattle, WA1942210505
- Rana Ahmad, MDSpokane, WA1689646705
- Allison Alberton, MDEdmonds, WA1598194342
- Michael Alberts, M.D.Vancouver, WA1639262223
- Claudio Alperovich, MD, FACSKent, WA1316904568
Common questions
What is Brian Nelson's NPI number?
Brian Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316360639, issued on Jan 22, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 17TH Ave SE, Puyallup, WA, 98372. Phone: (253) 840-1999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Nelson's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00020208, 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 Brian Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Nelson had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.