NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Lincoln Nelson, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Greenbrae, CA

David Lincoln Nelson, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Greenbrae, California, and NPI 1033220850, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (California G50450, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033220850
Name
David Lincoln Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
G50450 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1363 S Eliseo Dr, Greenbrae, CA 94904
Phone
(415) 925-0501
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 461-4274
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090225000232); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1982
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1363 S Eliseo Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Kambridge Hribar, MDOtolaryngology Physician1619100195
  2. Ann Vercoutere, M.D.Surgery Physician1972515971
  3. Mohammed Zakhireh, M.D.Surgery Physician1548340474

Verify David Lincoln Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $56,341.49

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Nelson$56,341
  2. Specialty average$5,530

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

David Lincoln Nelson among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California

David Lincoln Nelson, M.D. is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rajveen Sendher, MD, FRCSC, MHSCCampbell, CA 950081003191396
  2. Kenneth Mensch, MDCapitola, CA 950101538556576
  3. Casimir Dowd, MDLos Gatos, CA 950301720303530
  4. Reginald McCoy, M.D.Los Gatos, CA 950301902957178
  5. Delaney Keane, DOLos Gatos, CA 950321689137879
  6. Tung Le, MDSanta Clara, CA 950511609955343
  7. Lamont Cardon, M.D.Berkeley, CA 947051245263789
  8. Rebecca Yu, MDBerkeley, CA 947051306871231

Common questions

What is David Lincoln Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Lincoln Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033220850, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Lincoln Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1363 S Eliseo Dr, Greenbrae, CA, 94904. Phone: (415) 925-0501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Lincoln Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number G50450, 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.

What is David Lincoln Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.