NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Reston, VA

Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Reston, Virginia, and NPI 1184680415, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0110001258, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1184680415
Name
Deborah Lee Nelson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0110001258 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1860 Town Center Dr Ste 430, Reston, VA 20190
Phone
(703) 738-4335
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 10, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(703) 642-1876
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120720000341); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,883 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 2,240 claims were for opioids.

  1. Deborah Nelson3,883
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen509 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl392 claims
  3. Gabapentin339 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen319 claims
  5. Tizanidine Hcl183 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er176 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 69.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%20.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,639.67

47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deborah Nelson$1,639.67
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Physical Medicine Associates LtdAlexandria, VA

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

Deborah Lee Nelson among 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia

Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C is one of 4,408 physician assistant records with a practice address in Virginia. 78% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 2,885 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

84 physician assistant records list a practice address in Reston

They are 84 of the 1,676 NPPES records with a practice address in Reston, and 4,408 physician assistant records in Virginia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thao Allen, PA-CReston, VA 201901063734713
  2. Michael Barber, PAReston, VA 201901841228152
  3. Christina Barnett, PA-CReston, VA 201901184881583
  4. Sarah Donovan, PA-CReston, VA 201901730168899
  5. Laura Goyer, PA-CReston, VA 201901679875538
  6. Jeffrey Hamilton, PAReston, VA 201901467685909
  7. Sarah Hilton, PA-CReston, VA 201901982723516
  8. Susan Holberger, PAReston, VA 201901255372074

Common questions

What is Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C's NPI number?

Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184680415, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1860 Town Center Dr Ste 430, Reston, VA, 20190. Phone: (703) 738-4335. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0110001258, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C had 3,883 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Deborah Lee Nelson, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 69.1 of 100. 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.