NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D.

Specialist · Mountain Brk, AL

Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Mountain Brk, Alabama, and NPI 1033400528, issued on May 2, 2011. Check the license (Alabama 32140, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033400528
Name
Jennifer Turnham Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
32140 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2900 Cahaba RD, Mountain Brk, AL 35223
Phone
(205) 877-9773
Enumerated
May 2, 2011
Record last updated
May 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 877-9775
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150619000324); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2011
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 2900 Cahaba RD

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

  1. Wendy Cantrell, CRNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1538100789
  2. Caroline Crabtree, MDDermatology Physician1235664459
  3. Kelly Fordham, PA-CPhysician Assistant1578983433
  4. Cheryl Guthrie, PA-CPhysician Assistant1669897708
  5. Amanda Lanier, PA-CPhysician Assistant1306216239
  6. Rachel Pflederer, MDDermatology Physician1598184566

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

577 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jennifer Nelson577
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Ketoconazole90 claims
  2. Triamcinolone Acetonide83 claims
  3. Mupirocin72 claims
  4. Doxycycline Hyclate58 claims
  5. Fluorouracil42 claims
  6. Clobetasol Propionate32 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): 89.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%83.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Jennifer Turnham Nelson among 545 specialist records in Alabama

Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D. is one of 545 specialist records with a practice address in Alabama. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 1991 among the 160 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 82% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 specialist records list a practice address in Mountain Brk

They are 4 of the 352 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Brk, and 545 specialist records in Alabama.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Adams, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352231902882319
  2. Daniel Carmichael, M.D.Mountain Brk, AL 352231104243757
  3. Timothy Davis, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352231376703306
  4. Tommy Foster, LICENSED ORTHOTISTMountain Brook, AL 352231669463600
  5. Benjamin Johnson, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352231194826875
  6. Stephen Kowalski, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352231487866174
  7. Deborah Lechner, PTMountain Brk, AL 352231407165996
  8. Daniel Rousso, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352231447299987

Common questions

What is Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033400528, issued on May 2, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 Cahaba RD, Mountain Brk, AL, 35223. Phone: (205) 877-9773. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 32140, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D. had 577 Medicare Part D claims for 228 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jennifer Turnham Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.2 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.