J. Wes Nelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Dothan, AL
J. Wes Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Dothan, Alabama, and NPI 1396712675, issued on Mar 4, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00019393, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- J. Wes Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 00019393 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2115 W Main St, Dothan, AL 36301
- Phone
- (334) 793-6556
- Enumerated
- Mar 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (334) 793-0977
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100702000153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify J. Wes Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00019393Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,163 Medicare Part D claims for 431 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. 431 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate483 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium332 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium326 claims
- Ezetimibe294 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium290 claims
- Losartan Potassium279 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,504.47
91 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
J. Wes Nelson among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
J. Wes Nelson, M.D. is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Dothan
They are 42 of the 2,099 NPPES records with a practice address in Dothan, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is J. Wes Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
J. Wes Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396712675, issued on Mar 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is J. Wes Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2115 W Main St, Dothan, AL, 36301. Phone: (334) 793-6556. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify J. Wes Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00019393, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does J. Wes Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, J. Wes Nelson, M.D. had 9,163 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is J. Wes Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 of 100. 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.