NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Cary D. Nelson, M.D.

Adult Medicine Physician · Valley Village, CA

Cary D. Nelson, M.D. is an adult medicine physician with a practice address in Valley Village, California, and NPI 1215018486, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (California A87420, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1215018486
Name
Cary D. Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Adult Medicine Physician 207QA0505X
License number
A87420 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12626 Riverside Dr Ste 510, Valley Village, CA 91607
Phone
(818) 755-0101
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Cary D. Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult medicine physician in 2024

868 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,002 among the 1,307 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Cary Nelson868
  2. Specialty average3,002

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl29 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
  5. Eliquis23 claims
  6. Finasteride21 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: $95.11

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Noven Therapeutics, LLC. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,405.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Cary Nelson$95.11
  2. Specialty average$1,405.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Cary D. Nelson among 386 adult medicine physician records in California

Cary D. Nelson, M.D. is one of 386 adult medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 48% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0505X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Medicine Physician providers in California

There are 386 adult medicine physician records in California.

The 8 adult medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Winstead, MDBurbank, CA 915051649830704
  2. Sana Khan, D.OChino, CA 917101205262466
  3. Selina HanCovina, CA 917231114763554
  4. Arnold Shinder, D.O.City Of Industry, CA 917481598734667
  5. George Dualan, M.D.La Verne, CA 917501982622916
  6. Mohammed Tarr, MDPomona, CA 917671790306926
  7. Zhiwei Lin, M.D.San Gabriel, CA 917761932135712
  8. Mona Tabib, MDEncino, CA 914361801990239

Common questions

What is Cary D. Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Cary D. Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215018486, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Cary D. Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12626 Riverside Dr Ste 510, Valley Village, CA, 91607. Phone: (818) 755-0101. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Cary D. Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A87420, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Cary D. Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Cary D. Nelson, M.D. had 868 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among adult medicine physician prescribers was 3,002. 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.