Cole Nelson
Emergency Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA
Cole Nelson is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1528591021, issued on Apr 11, 2017. Check the license (California A158318, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cole Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- A158318 CA
M-2449 GU
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 543-4627
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200610003465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cole Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A158318Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
326 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen46 claims
- Cephalexin39 claims
- Methylprednisolone30 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl25 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Elevate Emergency MedicineBig Bear Lake, CA
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cole Nelson among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Cole Nelson is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 4,560 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cole Nelson's NPI number?
Cole Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528591021, issued on Apr 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cole Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 543-4627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cole Nelson's license?
NPPES lists California license number A158318, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cole Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cole Nelson had 326 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cole Nelson's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.9 of 100. 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.