John Shelton Nelson, MD
Surgery Physician · Memphis, TN
John Shelton Nelson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1982877973, issued on Apr 10, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 49685, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Shelton Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 49685 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1251 Wesley Dr Ste 151, Memphis, TN 38116
- Phone
- (901) 758-7888
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2008
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (901) 266-6425
- Medicaid ID
- Q001088 TN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1251 Wesley Dr Ste 151
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Dayna Gibbs, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1588019194
Verify John Shelton Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 49685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $578.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
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Common questions
What is John Shelton Nelson, MD's NPI number?
John Shelton Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982877973, issued on Apr 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Shelton Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1251 Wesley Dr Ste 151, Memphis, TN, 38116. Phone: (901) 758-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Shelton Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 49685, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is John Shelton Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.