David Nelson, MD, PHD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN
David Nelson, MD, PHD is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1750461166, issued on Oct 17, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 68409, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Nelson
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
- License number
- 68409 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 848 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN 38103
- Phone
- (901) 287-7337
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 17, 2023
- Fax
- (901) 287-4646
- Medicaid ID
- 177125501 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230912002260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 68409Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nuwellis, Inc. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- UT Lebonheur Pediatric Specialists, Inc.Memphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Nelson among 77 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Tennessee
David Nelson, MD, PHD is one of 77 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 36% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 36% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 30% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2012 among the 23 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 77 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Tennessee.
All 77 in Tennessee → Every provider in Memphis → Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Bugnitz, MDMemphis, TN 381031023075249
- Kathleen Cao, MDMemphis, TN 381031710448469
- Nicolas Chiriboga Salazar, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031992199962
- Shantaveer Gangu, MDMemphis, TN 381031053670273
- Jennifer Kramer, MDMemphis, TN 381031285958835
- Colleen Menegaz, MDMemphis, TN 381031558725424
- Laurel Metzler, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031568729747
- Nicholas Morin, MD,Memphis, TN 381031629367909
Common questions
What is David Nelson, MD, PHD's NPI number?
David Nelson, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750461166, issued on Oct 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Nelson, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 848 Adams Ave, Memphis, TN, 38103. Phone: (901) 287-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Nelson, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 68409, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is David Nelson, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.