Brian Kent Nelson, MD
Optometrist · Marrero, LA
Brian Kent Nelson, MD is an optometrist with a practice address in Marrero, Louisiana, and NPI 1558314344, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana MD.001061, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Kent Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- MD.001061 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4225 Lapalco Blvd, Marrero, LA 70072
- Phone
- (504) 371-9355
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1961442 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100111000786); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University - School Of Optometry, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4225 Lapalco Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brian Kent Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license MD.001061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
283 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost123 claims
- Xiidra25 claims
- Loteprednol Etabonate23 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate20 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 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: $286.91
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Ochsner Clinic LLCCovington, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Kent Nelson among 540 optometrist records in Louisiana
Brian Kent Nelson, MD is one of 540 optometrist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2010 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Marrero
They are 15 of the 1,117 NPPES records with a practice address in Marrero, and 540 optometrist records in Louisiana.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dorothy Anderson, ODMarrero, LA 700721679659593
- Larry Caminita, O.D.Marrero, LA 700721316992167
- Donald Costello, ODMarrero, LA 700721982661872
- Robert Kelly, ODMarrero, LA 700721811900756
- Thao Mai, ODMarrero, LA 700721669584397
- Thuy Nguyen, O.D.Marrero, LA 700721942513783
- Linda NguyenMarrero, LA 700721740694330
- Kim Nguyen, ODMarrero, LA 700721003536749
Common questions
What is Brian Kent Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Brian Kent Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558314344, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Kent Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4225 Lapalco Blvd, Marrero, LA, 70072. Phone: (504) 371-9355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Kent Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number MD.001061, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Brian Kent Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Kent Nelson, MD had 283 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.