NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James E. Nelson, MD

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician · Riverside, CA

James E. Nelson, MD is a neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1568434546, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (California C55868, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1568434546
Name
James E. Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician 2084N0402X
License number
C55868 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
Phone
(951) 782-3682
Enumerated
Feb 3, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2024
Fax
(951) 784-3257
Medicaid ID
5902993 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130815000104); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1994
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 7117 Brockton Ave

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

  1. Jieun AhnInternal Medicine Physician1225771173
  2. Shannon AllenFamily Nurse Practitioner1982089173
  3. Ghanim Almohammad Aljomah, M.D.Pediatric Gastroenterology Physician1447414099
  4. Apoorva Ananth, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558866863
  5. Hedy Assaad, MDPediatrics Physician1154302529
  6. Andre Babajanians, MDRheumatology Physician1255311676

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician in 2024

27 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 278 among the 900 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. James Nelson27
  2. Specialty average278

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: $89.07

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 1,195 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,568.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Nelson$89.07
  2. Specialty average$5,568.05

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

  1. Riverside Medical Clinic IncRiverside, CA

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

James E. Nelson among 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California

James E. Nelson, MD is one of 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2011 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0402X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology with Special Qualifications in Child Neurology Physician providers in California

There are 271 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records in California.

The 8 neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leann Hoang, M.D.Riverside, CA 925051114361060
  2. Chris Arca, MDRiverside, CA 925011275987216
  3. Maninder Arora, MDRiverside, CA 925011922171644
  4. Edward Cherlin, MDTemecula, CA 925911447225792
  5. Klari Olenski, DOTemecula, CA 925921700265832
  6. Gamil Fteeh, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081053543165
  7. Young Kim, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081679861694
  8. Montserrat Montesinos De Perez Milicua, M.D.San Bernardino, CA 924081497281380

Common questions

What is James E. Nelson, MD's NPI number?

James E. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568434546, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James E. Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7117 Brockton Ave, Riverside, CA, 92506. Phone: (951) 782-3682. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James E. Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C55868, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does James E. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James E. Nelson, MD had 27 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurology with special qualifications in child neurology physician prescribers was 278. 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.