John Clayton Nelson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Petal, MS
John Clayton Nelson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Petal, Mississippi, and NPI 1366470056, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Mississippi 08024, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Clayton Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 08024 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1146 Evelyn Gandy Pkwy, Petal, MS 39465
- Phone
- (601) 584-4309
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 00019517 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100719000704); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1146 Evelyn Gandy Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Clayton Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 08024Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
460 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate57 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Methylprednisolone23 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen18 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
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCNew Albany, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Clayton Nelson among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi
John Clayton Nelson, MD is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Petal
They are 10 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Petal, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ronald Bullock, MDPetal, MS 394651437166832
- Patricia Campbell, MDPetal, MS 394651255991253
- William FortenberryPetal, MS 394651235521923
- George Gillespie, D.O.Petal, MS 394651124117171
- Ashlee Hendry, DOPetal, MS 394651619354420
- Angel Johnson, MDPetal, MS 394651275705436
- Rodney Lovitt, MDPetal, MS 394651215042635
- Judd Reynolds, D.O.Petal, MS 394651730355967
Common questions
What is John Clayton Nelson, MD's NPI number?
John Clayton Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366470056, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Clayton Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1146 Evelyn Gandy Pkwy, Petal, MS, 39465. Phone: (601) 584-4309. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Clayton Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 08024, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Clayton Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Clayton Nelson, MD had 460 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.