John Doug Nelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
John Doug Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1528047248, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 31342, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Doug Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31342 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 277-4810
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8962098 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050401000627); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Doug Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31342Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
18,904 Medicare Part D claims for 764 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium749 claims
- Furosemide588 claims
- Eliquis578 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium568 claims
- Donepezil Hcl539 claims
- Sertraline Hcl513 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Curana Health OF North Carolina PLLCDurham, NC
- Geriatric Consultants PLLCTaylorsville, NC
- Physicians Eldercare PADurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Doug Nelson among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
John Doug Nelson, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is John Doug Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Doug Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528047248, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Doug Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 90 Southside Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 277-4810. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Doug Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31342, 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 John Doug Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Doug Nelson, M.D. had 18,904 Medicare Part D claims for 764 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Doug Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.