Celeste M. Nelson, NP
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Lexington, SC
Celeste M. Nelson, NP is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lexington, South Carolina, and NPI 1518970334, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 24879, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Celeste M. Nelson
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License numbers
- 24879 SC
C109051 IA
309003003 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 811 W Main St, Lexington, SC 29072
- Phone
- (803) 358-6100
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2022
- Fax
- (803) 358-6105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210805000253); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 811 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anoma Gamage, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326141938
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Verify Celeste M. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 24879Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
851 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone72 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa71 claims
- Cephalexin67 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl64 claims
- Cefuroxime62 claims
- Methylprednisolone52 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: $188.89
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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
- Lexington Health IncLexington, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Celeste M. Nelson among 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Celeste M. Nelson, NP is one of 465 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Carolina. 83% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2018 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in South Carolina
There are 465 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
All 465 in South Carolina → Every provider in Lexington → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan BowersLexington, SC 290721629420286
- Tonja Gantt, N. P.Lexington, SC 290721508868266
- Barbara Grubbs, ACNPLexington, SC 290721497903801
- Teonica Murphy, NP-CLexington, SC 290721669825907
- Ivery Reed, NP-CLexington, SC 290721992362545
- Kellsey Senn, NP-CLexington, SC 290721407488893
- Amber Timmons, FNPLexington, SC 290721245827369
- Sheresa Catoe, DNPKershaw, SC 290671407199011
Common questions
What is Celeste M. Nelson, NP's NPI number?
Celeste M. Nelson, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518970334, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Celeste M. Nelson, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 811 W Main St, Lexington, SC, 29072. Phone: (803) 358-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Celeste M. Nelson, NP's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 24879, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Celeste M. Nelson, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Celeste M. Nelson, NP had 851 Medicare Part D claims for 566 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.