Eric John Nelson, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Cumming, GA
Eric John Nelson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Cumming, Georgia, and NPI 1609838705, issued on Apr 4, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 72993, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric John Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 72993 GA
230786 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3970 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial RD, Cumming, GA 30040
- Phone
- (678) 513-2273
- Enumerated
- Apr 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (678) 513-8869
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150420001956); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Massachusetts Medical School, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3970 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Abigail Cobb, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558838532
Verify Eric John Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 72993Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,858 Medicare Part D claims for 743 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis321 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium311 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate258 claims
- Valsartan241 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium215 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate206 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): 72.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $519.24
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Northside Cardiovascular Professional Services, LLCCumming, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric John Nelson among 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia
Eric John Nelson, MD is one of 726 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 87% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Cumming
They are 29 of the 2,362 NPPES records with a practice address in Cumming, and 726 cardiovascular disease physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Scott Beach, M.D.Cumming, GA 300401134355183
- Nicole BradyCumming, GA 300401477280303
- John Cherian, M.D.Cumming, GA 300401164699435
- Steven Eilen, MDCumming, GA 300401346249059
- William Hudson, MDCumming, GA 300401578562187
- Aman Kakkar, MDCumming, GA 300401801833173
- Vikram Khetpal, MDCumming, GA 300401942281761
- Jacob Mok, MDCumming, GA 300401760045322
Common questions
What is Eric John Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Eric John Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609838705, issued on Apr 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric John Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3970 Deputy Bill Cantrell Memorial RD, Cumming, GA, 30040. Phone: (678) 513-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric John Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 72993, as entered by the provider. 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 Eric John Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric John Nelson, MD had 4,858 Medicare Part D claims for 743 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric John Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.4 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.