Charles L. Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Charles L. Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1841228343, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD054282L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles L. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD054282L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3737 Market St, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 662-3340
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 222-8875
- Medicaid ID
- 001647031 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050503000330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3737 Market St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles L. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD054282LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
183 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin87 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl25 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Mupirocin14 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: $48,610.79
66 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- University OF Penn - Medical GroupPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles L. Nelson among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Charles L. Nelson, MD is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,253 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Philadelphia → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Carey, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041265460240
- Robert Carrigan, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041790725745
- Richard Davidson, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041104847789
- John Esterhai, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041932137437
- David Glaser, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041972531432
- Craig Israelite, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041154359610
- Frederick Kaplan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041881622348
- Mary Ann Keenan, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041508894064
Common questions
What is Charles L. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Charles L. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841228343, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles L. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3737 Market St, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 662-3340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles L. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD054282L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles L. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles L. Nelson, MD had 183 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.