NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Debra Kay Nelson

Nurse Practitioner · Indianapolis, IN

Debra Kay Nelson is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1982363776, issued on Dec 9, 2021. Check the license (Indiana 71011957A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982363776
Name
Debra Kay Nelson
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
71011957A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
720 Eskenazi Ave FL 2, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone
(317) 880-7000
Enumerated
Dec 9, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 25, 2025
Fax
(317) 880-0526
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20211221001323); 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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Also registered at 720 Eskenazi Ave FL 2

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

  1. Marly Bradley, MDPediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician1437171600
  2. Stacey Charles, MDFamily Medicine Physician1255940417
  3. Stephanie Demaris, LCSWClinical Social Worker1083945349
  4. Christopher Eddy, MDAnesthesiology Physician1174782163
  5. Saura Fortin Erazo, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1427211820
  6. Maria De Los Angeles Gamarra Talledo, MDPediatrics Physician1982229126

Verify Debra Kay Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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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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46% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

1,618 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Debra Nelson1,618
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Trazodone Hcl121 claims
  2. Lamotrigine80 claims
  3. Risperidone77 claims
  4. Aripiprazole72 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate68 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl64 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): 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score95.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%100.0
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Health And Hospital Corporation OF Marion CountyIndianapolis, IN

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

Debra Kay Nelson among 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana

Debra Kay Nelson is one of 2,582 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Indiana. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,710 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

465 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Indianapolis

They are 465 of the 30,493 NPPES records with a practice address in Indianapolis, and 2,582 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Bryant-Lipp, NPCIndianapolis, IN 462021356330435
  2. Joyce Davis, N.P.Indianapolis, IN 462021467400093
  3. Diane Friedman, NPIndianapolis, IN 462021154370534
  4. Shirley Howell, NPIndianapolis, IN 462021013967207
  5. Jeanette Jefferis, NPIndianapolis, IN 462021851342190
  6. Heather Nixon, N.P.Indianapolis, IN 462021013967397
  7. Evelyn Nwosu, RN, MSN, NP-CIndianapolis, IN 462021629053293
  8. Margaret O'Grady, NPIndianapolis, IN 462021538126180

Common questions

What is Debra Kay Nelson's NPI number?

Debra Kay Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982363776, issued on Dec 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Debra Kay Nelson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Eskenazi Ave FL 2, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 880-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Debra Kay Nelson's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 71011957A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Debra Kay Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Debra Kay Nelson had 1,618 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Debra Kay Nelson's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.