Christopher R. Nelson, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Sioux Falls, SD
Christopher R. Nelson, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1225035215, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota CNP0346, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher R. Nelson
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- CNP0346 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1210 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Phone
- (605) 328-2663
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 328-3701
- Medicaid ID
- 6824120 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051104000656); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher R. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license CNP0346Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Amoxicillin18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $134.30
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Array Biopharma Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher R. Nelson among 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Christopher R. Nelson, CNP is one of 465 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 85% 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 · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2018 among the 331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
239 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 239 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Christopher R. Nelson, CNP's NPI number?
Christopher R. Nelson, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225035215, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher R. Nelson, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1210 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57104. Phone: (605) 328-2663. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher R. Nelson, CNP's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CNP0346, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher R. Nelson, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher R. Nelson, CNP had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher R. Nelson, CNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.