NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Alan Nielsen, D.O.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlottesville, VA

David Alan Nielsen, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1922080498, issued on Nov 18, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0102201260, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922080498
Name
David Alan Nielsen
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
0102201260 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
183 Spotnap RD, Charlottesville, VA 22911
Phone
(434) 244-8412
Enumerated
Nov 18, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(434) 244-8415
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110124000897); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 1996
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 183 Spotnap RD

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

  1. Michael Kovac, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1033191952
  2. Amy Yehnert, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629385778

Verify David Alan Nielsen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

49 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Nielsen49
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl23 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: $279.00

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Curonix LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Nielsen$279
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Charlottesville Orthopaedic Center, PLCCharlottesville, VA
  2. H2 Rehabilitation Services OF Virginia, LLCCovington, VA
  3. Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncCharlottesville, VA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Alan Nielsen among 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia

David Alan Nielsen, D.O. is one of 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% 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 · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2003 among the 358 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Virginia

There are 586 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clark Baumbusch, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111548411515
  2. John Edwards, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111679553523
  3. Stephen Gunther, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111285613034
  4. John Hall, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111588658777
  5. David Heilbronner, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111427053677
  6. Michael Kovac, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229111033191952
  7. Megan Swanson, MDCharlottesville, VA 229111649473240
  8. Zeeshan Akhtar, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081871055673

Common questions

What is David Alan Nielsen, D.O.'s NPI number?

David Alan Nielsen, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922080498, issued on Nov 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Alan Nielsen, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 183 Spotnap RD, Charlottesville, VA, 22911. Phone: (434) 244-8412. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Alan Nielsen, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102201260, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does David Alan Nielsen, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Alan Nielsen, D.O. had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.