Joseph Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Gilbert, AZ
Joseph Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Gilbert, Arizona, and NPI 1427438365, issued on Jun 5, 2015. Check the license (Arizona 62881, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 62881 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3420 S Mercy RD Ste 200, Gilbert, AZ 85297
- Phone
- (480) 909-3788
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2024
- Fax
- (480) 728-8191
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210629002697); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3420 S Mercy RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 62881Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
184 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 63 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl42 claims
- Amoxicillin19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Celecoxib14 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: $1,788.24
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Sjhmc Physician ServicesChandler, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Nelson among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona
Joseph Nelson, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 281 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Allen, D.O.Gilbert, AZ 852971124339676
- Burak Altintas, MDGilbert, AZ 852971831604552
- William Meszaros, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852971093826000
- Iustin Moga, MDGilbert, AZ 852971568240026
- Mario Taylor, M.DGilbert, AZ 852971407380512
- Tyler TeurlingsGilbert, AZ 852971467080358
- Craig Weinstein, MD, MPHGilbert, AZ 852971619957008
- Nicholas Wischmeier, MDGilbert, AZ 852971700148731
Common questions
What is Joseph Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427438365, issued on Jun 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3420 S Mercy RD Ste 200, Gilbert, AZ, 85297. Phone: (480) 909-3788. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 62881, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Nelson, MD had 184 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.