Joseph P. Nelson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Bryant, AR
Joseph P. Nelson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bryant, Arkansas, and NPI 1538132279, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E3403, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph P. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E3403 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4411 Highway 5 N, Bryant, AR 72022
- Phone
- (501) 847-0289
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 28, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 148895001 AR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040226000465); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arkansas College Of Medicine, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4411 Highway 5 N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph P. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E3403Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,635 Medicare Part D claims for 503 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 264 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium380 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate342 claims
- Omeprazole327 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium307 claims
- Metformin Hcl249 claims
- Losartan Potassium246 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: $356.12
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Eisai Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Arkansas Health GroupBryant, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bryant
They are 8 of the 566 NPPES records with a practice address in Bryant, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 8 in Bryant → All 1,681 in Arkansas → Every provider in Bryant →
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Common questions
What is Joseph P. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Joseph P. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538132279, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph P. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4411 Highway 5 N, Bryant, AR, 72022. Phone: (501) 847-0289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph P. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E3403, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph P. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph P. Nelson, MD had 9,635 Medicare Part D claims for 503 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.