NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christine F. Nelson, CNS

Clinical Nurse Specialist · Lakewood, OH

Christine F. Nelson, CNS is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Lakewood, Ohio, and NPI 1316920754, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license (Ohio NS02812, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; 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
1316920754
Name
Christine F. Nelson
Credential
CNS
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
License number
NS02812 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1450 Belle Ave, Lakewood, OH 44107
Phone
(216) 521-2228
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 18, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060104000120); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1990
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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Verify Christine F. Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
    Search for license NS02812    Check the board
  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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average clinical nurse specialist in 2024

2,408 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries, against an average of 957 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims.

  1. Christine Nelson2,408
  2. Specialty average957

Most prescribed

  1. Donepezil Hcl653 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl601 claims
  3. Sertraline Hcl228 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate224 claims
  5. Mirtazapine148 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl102 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.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Cleveland ClinicLakewood, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Christine F. Nelson among 234 clinical nurse specialist records in Ohio

Christine F. Nelson, CNS is one of 234 clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Ohio. 33% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2008 among the 41 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364S00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Ohio

There are 234 clinical nurse specialist records in Ohio.

All 234 in Ohio → Every provider in Lakewood → Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →

The 8 clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Donna Ross, CNSLakewood, OH 441071790755114
  2. Joann Schultz, C.N.S.Lakewood, OH 441071679536601
  3. Deborah Avallone, CNSCleveland, OH 441061609975549
  4. Allison Dirk, CNSCleveland, OH 441061083285266
  5. Carol Giomuso, MSN, RN, CNSCleveland, OH 441061376000315
  6. Diane Gorbey, RNCleveland, OH 441061619189461
  7. Amy Hessel, APRN/CNSCleveland, OH 441061477158830
  8. Barbara Higgins, CNSCleveland, OH 441061699864546

Common questions

What is Christine F. Nelson, CNS's NPI number?

Christine F. Nelson, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316920754, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christine F. Nelson, CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 Belle Ave, Lakewood, OH, 44107. Phone: (216) 521-2228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christine F. Nelson, CNS's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number NS02812, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christine F. Nelson, CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christine F. Nelson, CNS had 2,408 Medicare Part D claims for 423 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 957. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.