Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Jesup, GA
Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Jesup, Georgia, and NPI 1285695338, issued on Mar 29, 2006. Check the license on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dorothy Karen Nelder
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25530 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 930 S 1St St, Jesup, GA 31545
- Phone
- (912) 427-7790
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (912) 427-7707
- Medicaid ID
- 051554297 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241218001789); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 930 S 1St St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dorothy Karen Nelder in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical BoardCheck 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,546 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium350 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate265 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium246 claims
- Lisinopril233 claims
- Gabapentin232 claims
- Omeprazole174 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: $87.65
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- East Jordan Family Health CenterBellaire, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dorothy Karen Nelder among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D. is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Jesup
They are 6 of the 231 NPPES records with a practice address in Jesup, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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- Robert Phillips, M.D.Jesup, GA 315451831181403
- Brenda Poythress, NP-CJesup, GA 315451225686975
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Common questions
What is Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285695338, issued on Mar 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 930 S 1St St, Jesup, GA, 31545. Phone: (912) 427-7790. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D.'s license?
Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dorothy Karen Nelder, M.D. had 6,546 Medicare Part D claims for 511 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.