Charles W. Nelson, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Richmond, VA
Charles W. Nelson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1639194913, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101043876, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles W. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 0101043876 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7001 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA 23230
- Phone
- (804) 288-3123
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Fax
- (804) 288-6591
- Medicaid ID
- 006023461 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080919000459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7001 Forest Ave
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Verify Charles W. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101043876Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,676 Medicare Part D claims for 632 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate689 claims
- Eliquis607 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium468 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate404 claims
- Losartan Potassium231 claims
- Carvedilol215 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: $488.76
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 3 group practices
- Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Specialty Care LLCRichmond, VA
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLCRichmond, VA
- Bon Secours St Marys Hospital OF Richmond LLCRichmond, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles W. Nelson among 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia
Charles W. Nelson, MD is one of 637 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 452 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Virginia
There are 637 cardiovascular disease physician records in Virginia.
All 637 in Virginia → Every provider in Richmond → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Wittkamp, MDRichmond, VA 232301154334241
- Samuel Wu, M.D.Richmond, VA 232301184845760
- Christine Browning, M.D.Richmond, VA 232291093939852
- Barnett Gibbs, M.D., FACCRichmond, VA 232291679634869
- Roshanak Markley, MDRichmond, VA 232331851552087
- Stephen Abramson, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261508835943
- Aalya Crowl, MDRichmond, VA 232261538376454
Common questions
What is Charles W. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Charles W. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639194913, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles W. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7001 Forest Ave, Richmond, VA, 23230. Phone: (804) 288-3123. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles W. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101043876, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles W. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles W. Nelson, MD had 5,676 Medicare Part D claims for 632 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.