NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celeste Irene Nelson, MD

Surgery Physician · Redmond, OR

Celeste Irene Nelson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Redmond, Oregon, and NPI 1114109238, issued on Nov 30, 2007. Check the license (Oregon MD178573, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; 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
1114109238
Name
Celeste Irene Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD178573 OR
46271 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1315 NW 4TH St Ste A, Redmond, OR 97756
Phone
(541) 548-7761
Enumerated
Nov 30, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 17, 2025
Fax
(541) 598-3485
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160927002435); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Geisel School Of Medicine At Dartmouth, 2007
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1315 NW 4TH St Ste A

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Shaan Akhtar, M.D.Surgery Physician1790165876
  2. Suzanne Browning-Tarbet, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1306808142
  3. Kenneth Conklin, MPAS, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1669851606
  4. Amy Howard, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1548244049
  5. Ngocthuy Hughes, DOSpecialist1952501678
  6. Randy Kjorstad, M.D.Surgery Physician1043283336

Verify Celeste Irene Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

330 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.

  1. Celeste Nelson330
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Ondansetron Hcl91 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf41 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium39 claims
  4. Famotidine34 claims
  5. Suprep28 claims
  6. Clenpiq27 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: $353.88

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Celeste Nelson$353.88
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. St Charles Health System IncRedmond, OR

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Celeste Irene Nelson among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon

Celeste Irene Nelson, MD is one of 524 surgery physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Oregon

There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shaan Akhtar, M.D.Redmond, OR 977561790165876
  2. Samuel Garbus, M.D.Redmond, OR 977561639519440
  3. Randy Kjorstad, M.D.Redmond, OR 977561043283336
  4. John Land, MDRedmond, OR 977561649228131
  5. David Carne, MDPrineville, OR 977541811190622
  6. Ronald Sproat, MDPrineville, OR 977541609833987
  7. Jonathan Wang, CSFASisters, OR 977591073366225
  8. Andrew Bower, M.D.Pendleton, OR 978011538250394

Common questions

What is Celeste Irene Nelson, MD's NPI number?

Celeste Irene Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114109238, issued on Nov 30, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celeste Irene Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 NW 4TH St Ste A, Redmond, OR, 97756. Phone: (541) 548-7761. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celeste Irene Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD178573, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Celeste Irene Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celeste Irene Nelson, MD had 330 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.