Darrick P. Nelson, M.D
Family Medicine Physician · Silver City, NM
Darrick P. Nelson, M.D is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Silver City, New Mexico, and NPI 1306843990, issued on Jun 28, 2005. Check the license (New Mexico MD2010-0242, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darrick P. Nelson
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- MD2010-0242 NM
L5071 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1007 N Pope St, Silver City, NM 88061
- Phone
- (575) 388-1511
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (575) 388-3465
- Medicaid IDs
- 156494004 TX
72135361 NM - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101101000782); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Darrick P. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2010-0242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium65 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium51 claims
- Lisinopril47 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen42 claims
- Omeprazole42 claims
- Sertraline Hcl42 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
- Shasta Community Health CenterRedding, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darrick P. Nelson among 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico
Darrick P. Nelson, M.D is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2008 among the 727 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207Q00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Silver City
They are 12 of the 640 NPPES records with a practice address in Silver City, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in New Mexico.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Aguero Blau, MDSilver City, NM 880611538555461
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- Ruth Bennett, DOSilver City, NM 880611205802956
- Pratiksha Bhaleeya, MDSilver City, NM 880611700079787
- Mona Cabrera, M.D.Silver City, NM 880611770809907
- Linda Gosselin Chase, MDSilver City, NM 880611285666735
- Gregory Koury, MDSilver City, NM 880611740389618
- Cynthia Moreno, CNPSilver City, NM 880611215209481
Common questions
What is Darrick P. Nelson, M.D's NPI number?
Darrick P. Nelson, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306843990, issued on Jun 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darrick P. Nelson, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1007 N Pope St, Silver City, NM, 88061. Phone: (575) 388-1511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darrick P. Nelson, M.D's license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2010-0242, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Darrick P. Nelson, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darrick P. Nelson, M.D had 1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.