John W. Nelson, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Oklahoma City, OK
John W. Nelson, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and NPI 1174551923, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Oklahoma 24875, as entered in NPPES) on the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John W. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License numbers
- 24875 OK
E6543 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5252 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73112
- Phone
- (405) 702-8623
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2022
- Fax
- (405) 702-8628
- Medicaid ID
- 200087810A OK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060808000533); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5252 N Meridian Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John W. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision
Search for license 24875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine physician in 2024
5,130 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 4,596 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen2,532 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen804 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl705 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er159 claims
- Morphine Sulfate123 claims
- Pregabalin122 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: $1,845.96
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Epimed International, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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 one group practice
- Advance Pain Management OF Oklahoma PCOklahoma City, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John W. Nelson among 19 pain medicine physician records in Oklahoma
John W. Nelson, MD is one of 19 pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 89% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 26% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 1997 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Oklahoma
There are 19 pain medicine physician records in Oklahoma.
All 19 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Oklahoma City → Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Edward Shadid, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731121275572398
- Avani Sheth, MDOklahoma City, OK 731201780688150
- Emily Pollard, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731311629456504
- Rico Guerra, M.D.Oklahoma City, OK 731351144200759
- Tyler Phillips, MDNorman, OK 730721164910592
- James Stephens, DONorman, OK 730721235459413
- Bruce Mackey, MDEdmond, OK 730341891799821
- Gretchen Wienecke, MDEdmond, OK 730341861460198
Common questions
What is John W. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
John W. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174551923, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John W. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5252 N Meridian Ave, Oklahoma City, OK, 73112. Phone: (405) 702-8623. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John W. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 24875, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision at https://www.okmedicalboard.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John W. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John W. Nelson, MD had 5,130 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.