Joel W. Nelson, D.O.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Joel W. Nelson, D.O. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1043650575, issued on Jun 28, 2013. Check the license (Minnesota 61983, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel W. Nelson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License numbers
- 61983 MN
U03526 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2055 15TH St N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 251-1432
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 251-7122
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170714001572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel W. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 61983Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost680 claims
- Ofloxacin344 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate297 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol259 claims
- Timolol Maleate257 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate148 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- St Cloud Eye Clinic PASaint Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 5 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Minnesota.
All 5 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 4 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wassef Chanbour, M.DMinneapolis, MN 554551134735848
- Ryan ScheurerMinneapolis, MN 554171578881934
- Tracy Krick, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251881933711
- Ethin Kiekhafer, ODStillwater, MN 550821366175416
Common questions
What is Joel W. Nelson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Joel W. Nelson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043650575, issued on Jun 28, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel W. Nelson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2055 15TH St N, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 251-1432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel W. Nelson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 61983, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joel W. Nelson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel W. Nelson, D.O. had 2,414 Medicare Part D claims for 549 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. 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.