Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Aberdeen, SD
Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aberdeen, South Dakota, and NPI 1720376825, issued on Jul 11, 2011. Check the license (South Dakota CP000643, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher L. Nelson
- Credential
- ACNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- CP000643 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 310 S Penn St, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- Phone
- (605) 622-8700
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 622-5056
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111019000894); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher L. 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 CP000643Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
1,928 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 131 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Potassium Chloride122 claims
- Liothyronine Sodium96 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium94 claims
- Gabapentin72 claims
- Anastrozole68 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 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: $43,372.95
81 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Incyte Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Avera St LukesAberdeen, SD · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Avera MckennanMiller, SD
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.
Christopher L. Nelson among 21 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC is one of 21 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 19% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2019 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in South Dakota
There are 21 acute care nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
All 21 in South Dakota → Every provider in Aberdeen → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stefanie RobinsonWatertown, SD 572011093442808
- Lonny HeinemannSioux Falls, SD 571081801372479
- Kali Huiskes, CNPSioux Falls, SD 571081437501186
- Sara Koole, RN, MS, ACNPSioux Falls, SD 571081487917977
- Alexandre Bitton, CNPSioux Falls, SD 571071104598143
- Katelyn Bauer, NPSioux Falls, SD 571051417627365
- Dana Olinger, ACNP-BCSioux Falls, SD 571051447507660
- Tammie Pulling, FNP-CSioux Falls, SD 571051053512442
Common questions
What is Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC's NPI number?
Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720376825, issued on Jul 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 310 S Penn St, Aberdeen, SD, 57401. Phone: (605) 622-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CP000643, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher L. Nelson, ACNP-BC had 1,928 Medicare Part D claims for 321 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.