Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1861811796, issued on Apr 8, 2014. Check the license (South Carolina 51270, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bryant Preston Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 51270 SC
0101262822 VA
208082 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425
- Phone
- (843) 792-1414
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2014
- Record last updated
- May 31, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250402001662); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bryant Preston Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 51270Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
303 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 51 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Cefdinir28 claims
- Ondansetron Odt19 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 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): 89.6 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 3 group practices
- Cep America LLCRichmond, VA
- Chester River Hospital CenterChestertown, MD
- Emergency Medicine Associates P.A., P.C.Newport News, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bryant Preston Nelson among 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina
Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D. is one of 1,244 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 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 2014, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 752 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
223 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 223 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 1,244 emergency medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861811796, issued on Apr 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC, 29425. Phone: (843) 792-1414. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 51270, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D. had 303 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bryant Preston Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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.