Brian Deane Nelson, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Edina, MN
Brian Deane Nelson, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Edina, Minnesota, and NPI 1881683696, issued on Oct 14, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 40084, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Deane Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 40084 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6401 France Ave S, Edina, MN 55435
- Phone
- (952) 924-5000
- Enumerated
- Oct 14, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 400219900 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041020000366); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6401 France Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Deane Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 40084Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
317 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide16 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate14 claims
- Simvastatin14 claims
- Clopidogrel12 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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): 88.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Fairview Health ServicesMinneapolis, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Deane Nelson among 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota
Brian Deane Nelson, MD is one of 401 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2011 among the 354 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.
All 401 in Minnesota → Every provider in Edina → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zachary Anderson, D.O.Edina, MN 554351689992174
- Paul Bechard, M.D.Edina, MN 554351689991556
- Ramachandra Pras BonguEdina, MN 554351487003075
- Jonathan Eklof, M.D.Edina, MN 554351982995973
- Courtney McElroy, M.D., M.P.H.Edina, MN 554351013222694
- Deepa Ovian, M.D.Edina, MN 554351194033407
- Amit Rauniyar, M.D.Edina, MN 554351326378225
- Waleed Saadedeen, MDEdina, MN 554351871112284
Common questions
What is Brian Deane Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Brian Deane Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881683696, issued on Oct 14, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Deane Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6401 France Ave S, Edina, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 924-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Deane Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 40084, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Deane Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Deane Nelson, MD had 317 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Deane Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.1 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.