David Lee Nelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
David Lee Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1194743658, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 021624, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Lee Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 021624 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 675-8032
- Enumerated
- Jul 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 675-8775
- Medicaid ID
- 1699179 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091217000170); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lee Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 021624Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,908 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium378 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate354 claims
- Losartan Potassium192 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide189 claims
- Nifedipine Er170 claims
- Gabapentin166 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: $32.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Leatherwood Emergency Group LLCOakdale, LA
- Lsu Health Sciences Center Shreveport Faculty Group PracticeShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Lee Nelson among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
David Lee Nelson, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 61% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 130 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is David Lee Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Lee Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194743658, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lee Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 675-8032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lee Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 021624, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Lee Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Lee Nelson, M.D. had 5,908 Medicare Part D claims for 414 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.