NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ewell Lee Nelson, MD

Neurological Surgery Physician · Boulder, CO

Ewell Lee Nelson, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Boulder, Colorado, and NPI 1881634194, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Colorado DR42524, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881634194
Name
Ewell Lee Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
License numbers
DR42524 CO
42524 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4743 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO 80303
Phone
(303) 938-5700
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 15, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(303) 998-0007
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040719001295); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1998
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 4743 Arapahoe Ave

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

  1. Alex Ashton, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1982643599
  2. Moni Banerjee, PAMedical Physician Assistant1164551727
  3. Kara Beasley, D.O.Neurological Surgery Physician1255588190
  4. Akinlolu Beckley, M.D.Surgery Physician1659339828
  5. Marsden Blois, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1215938683
  6. Eric Busch, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1346289956

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.2 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 score80.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%81.0
  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. Portercare Adventist Health SystemLouisville, CO

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

Ewell Lee Nelson among 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado

Ewell Lee Nelson, MD is one of 175 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 74% 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, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 110 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 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 207T00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Colorado

There are 175 neurological surgery physician records in Colorado.

The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kara Beasley, D.O.Boulder, CO 803031255588190
  2. Sharad Rajpal, M.D.Boulder, CO 803031699730986
  3. Jeffrey Thramann, MDBoulder, CO 803041740229236
  4. Allan Nanney, MDThornton, CO 802291013238419
  5. Randall Allison, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281245627835
  6. Shaheryar Ansari, M.D.Lakewood, CO 802281659646917
  7. Joshua Beckman, MDLakewood, CO 802281558686113
  8. John Hudson, MDLakewood, CO 802281184634537

Common questions

What is Ewell Lee Nelson, MD's NPI number?

Ewell Lee Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881634194, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ewell Lee Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4743 Arapahoe Ave, Boulder, CO, 80303. Phone: (303) 938-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ewell Lee Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number DR42524, 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.

What is Ewell Lee Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.2 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.

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