James Gregory Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Rocky Mount, NC
James Gregory Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, and NPI 1023076494, issued on May 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 34115, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gregory Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 34115 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Nash Medical Arts Mall, Rocky Mount, NC 27804
- Phone
- (252) 962-4450
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 962-4451
- Medicaid ID
- 7962087 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080731000709); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 Nash Medical Arts Mall
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Gregory Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 34115Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
384 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 42 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone115 claims
- Celecoxib83 claims
- Methylprednisolone53 claims
- Meloxicam49 claims
- Amoxicillin27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl26 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: $17.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Avanos Medical. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Broad River RehabilitationCharlotte, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncWilson, NC
- Unc Physicians Network LLCRocky Mount, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Gregory Nelson among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
James Gregory Nelson, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Rocky Mount → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Josephus Bloem, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041164408654
- Eddie Hasty, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041700176575
- Robert Martin, D.O.Rocky Mount, NC 278041417934878
- Greig McAvoy, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041215995675
- Clay Nelson, M.DRocky Mount, NC 278041154732295
- Hardayal Singh, MDRocky Mount, NC 278041982641551
- Ashley Strickland, M.D.Rocky Mount, NC 278041568807063
- Christopher Barsanti, M.D.Greenville, NC 278341801881339
Common questions
What is James Gregory Nelson, MD's NPI number?
James Gregory Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023076494, issued on May 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gregory Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Nash Medical Arts Mall, Rocky Mount, NC, 27804. Phone: (252) 962-4450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gregory Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 34115, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Gregory Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gregory Nelson, MD had 384 Medicare Part D claims for 237 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.