Donna Nelson, MD
Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · La Jara, CO
Donna Nelson, MD is an addiction medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in La Jara, Colorado, and NPI 1962479907, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR.0037378, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Donna Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QA0401X
- License numbers
- DR.0037378 CO
37378 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 322 Walnut Street, La Jara, CO 81140
- Phone
- (719) 589-3671
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 43475 NM
77337077 CO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140922002062); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Donna Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0037378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average addiction medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 664 among the 581 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mirtazapine32 claims
- Buprenorphine Hcl13 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone12 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- San Luis Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc.Alamosa, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Donna Nelson among 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Colorado
Donna Nelson, MD is one of 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QA0401X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician record lists a practice address in La Jara
They are 1 of the 30 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jara, and 17 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 addiction medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Walker, M.D.Del Norte, CO 811321043506413
- Jamie Pollock, M.D.Pueblo, CO 810041356470876
- Daniel Caplin, DODurango, CO 813031033277371
- Robert Ochsner, M.D.Colorado Springs, CO 809181790984623
- Ryan Jackman, M.D.Grand Junction, CO 815061114363942
- Tirzah Wethern, MDGrand Junction, CO 815061780242263
- Andrew Hild, MDRifle, CO 816501710542261
- Clark McCoy, MDFort Collins, CO 805241871517912
Common questions
What is Donna Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Donna Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962479907, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Donna Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 322 Walnut Street, La Jara, CO, 81140. Phone: (719) 589-3671. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Donna Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0037378, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Donna Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Donna Nelson, MD had 100 Medicare Part D claims; the average among addiction medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 664. 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.