Damon L. Nelson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Bismarck, ND
Damon L. Nelson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1184731952, issued on Aug 25, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 15197, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Damon L. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 15197 ND
41125 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND 58501
- Phone
- (701) 530-7000
- Enumerated
- Aug 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 24, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- PENDING TN
PENDING ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180731002893); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Damon L. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 15197Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
193 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen48 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Cefdinir12 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): 83 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Bayhealth Emergency Physicians LLCDover, DE
- Trinity HealthMinot, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Damon L. Nelson among 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota
Damon L. Nelson, MD is one of 126 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 37% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 126 emergency medicine physician records in North Dakota.
All 126 in North Dakota → Every provider in Bismarck → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joel Blanchard, MDBismarck, ND 585011356368021
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- Alistair Fyfe, MDBismarck, ND 585011245253954
- Paul Grooms, DOBismarck, ND 585011104801760
- Davin Hatlestad, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585011609989268
- Kadon Hintz, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585011245437730
- Craig Lambrecht, MDBismarck, ND 585011386742021
Common questions
What is Damon L. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Damon L. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184731952, issued on Aug 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Damon L. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 E Broadway Ave, Bismarck, ND, 58501. Phone: (701) 530-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Damon L. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 15197, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Damon L. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Damon L. Nelson, MD had 193 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Damon L. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.