David Glenn Nelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Houston, TX
David Glenn Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1396752259, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (Texas H6465, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Glenn Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- H6465 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9511 Huffmeister Road, Houston, TX 77095
- Phone
- (713) 461-2915
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 461-5307
- Medicaid ID
- 134538106 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120601000057); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1988
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Glenn Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H6465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,818 Medicare Part D claims for 926 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium426 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium382 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate312 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium297 claims
- Losartan Potassium254 claims
- Lisinopril232 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,115.75
61 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Villagemd OF Southeast Texas PAHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Glenn Nelson among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
David Glenn Nelson, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 51% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,123 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Houston
They are 1,123 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is David Glenn Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Glenn Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396752259, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Glenn Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9511 Huffmeister Road, Houston, TX, 77095. Phone: (713) 461-2915. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Glenn Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H6465, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Glenn Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Glenn Nelson, M.D. had 9,818 Medicare Part D claims for 926 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.