NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1417274010, issued on Apr 23, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-01551, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina 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
1417274010
Name
Christopher Michael Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
License number
2021-01551 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1920 W 1St St FL 3, Winston Salem, NC 27104
Phone
(336) 716-4479
Enumerated
Apr 23, 2010
Record last updated
Aug 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211101000667); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 2010
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 1920 W 1St St FL 3

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  2. Sukhdev Brar, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225733017
  3. Nakedra Byrd, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1780366906
  4. Riley CoonStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1184329872
  5. Nicole Fama, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1649074634
  6. Clewell Fogleman, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1578313409

Verify Christopher Michael Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
    Search for license 2021-01551    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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9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024

776 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christopher Nelson776
  2. Specialty average855

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate29 claims
  3. Gabapentin29 claims
  4. Lisinopril27 claims
  5. Meloxicam26 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa23 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wake Forest University Health SciencesWinston Salem, NC

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

Christopher Michael Nelson among 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina

Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D. is one of 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 43% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2010 among the 77 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QS0010X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 102 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Carolina.

All 102 in North Carolina → Every provider in Winston Salem → Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chris Christakos, MDWinston Salem, NC 271041427038512
  2. Laura Lintner, D.O.Winston Salem, NC 271041912227513
  3. Wojciech Kluzek, MDWinston Salem, NC 271031043147002
  4. Thomas KellamWinston Salem, NC 271061043745375
  5. Zachary Sandbulte, MDWinston Salem, NC 271061063739100
  6. Neil Sparks, DOWinston Salem, NC 271061710113733
  7. Lauren BorowskiWinston Salem, NC 271571013353556
  8. Brian Gottwalt, DOHigh Point, NC 272651437737798

Common questions

What is Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417274010, issued on Apr 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1920 W 1St St FL 3, Winston Salem, NC, 27104. Phone: (336) 716-4479. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-01551, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Michael Nelson, M.D. had 776 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. 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.