Catherine A. Nelson, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Decorah, IA
Catherine A. Nelson, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decorah, Iowa, and NPI 1881004042, issued on Apr 28, 2014. Check the license (Iowa DO-05013, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine A. Nelson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DO-05013 IA
65533 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA 52101
- Phone
- (563) 382-3140
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170831002592); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1830 State Highway 9
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Verify Catherine A. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-05013Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,515 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 200 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium466 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium349 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate348 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate295 claims
- Lisinopril256 claims
- Gabapentin248 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Gundersen Clinic LtdDecorah, IA
- Gundersen Regional Clinics, LLCDecorah, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine A. Nelson among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Catherine A. Nelson, DO is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 71% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decorah
They are 25 of the 282 NPPES records with a practice address in Decorah, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Catherine A. Nelson, DO's NPI number?
Catherine A. Nelson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881004042, issued on Apr 28, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine A. Nelson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1830 State Highway 9, Decorah, IA, 52101. Phone: (563) 382-3140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine A. Nelson, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-05013, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine A. Nelson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine A. Nelson, DO had 7,515 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.