David C. Nelson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
David C. Nelson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1538164066, issued on Jun 21, 2005. Check the license (South Dakota 3802, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David C. Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 3802 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1321 W 22ND St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 404-4000
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 6002766 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040512000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David C. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 3802Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
16,353 Medicare Part D claims for 914 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 532 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium886 claims
- Omeprazole653 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate565 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium542 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate488 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl440 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David C. Nelson among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota
David C. Nelson, M.D. is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 110 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is David C. Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
David C. Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538164066, issued on Jun 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David C. Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 W 22ND St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 404-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David C. Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 3802, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David C. Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David C. Nelson, M.D. had 16,353 Medicare Part D claims for 914 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David C. Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.