NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua James Nelson, M.D.

Plastic Surgery Physician · Chandler, AZ

Joshua James Nelson, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Chandler, Arizona, and NPI 1669811121, issued on Jun 18, 2013. Check the license (Arizona 60882, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669811121
Name
Joshua James Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
60882 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
485 S Dobson RD Ste 201, Chandler, AZ 85224
Phone
(480) 728-4700
Enumerated
Jun 18, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2024
Fax
(480) 728-4747
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200814001140); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 485 S Dobson RD Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Stacy CantwellAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1164760245
  2. Clarence Clark, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1952582397
  3. James Cooper, M.D.Surgery Physician1659331676
  4. Daniel Cucher, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1437460862
  5. Esther Fletcher, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1962771998
  6. Vafa Ghaemmaghami, M.D.Surgical Critical Care Physician1659352144

Verify Joshua James Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
    Search for license 60882    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Joshua Nelson65
  2. Specialty average93

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 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: $635.18

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axogen. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joshua Nelson$635.18
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Chandler Regional Medical CenterChandler, AZ · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Sjhmc Physician ServicesPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Joshua James Nelson among 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona

Joshua James Nelson, M.D. is one of 128 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2002 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 208200000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona

There are 128 plastic surgery physician records in Arizona.

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The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rimma Finkel, MDChandler, AZ 852241134325152
  2. Snehankita Calarese, MDGilbert, AZ 852341730349820
  3. Michael Miller, MD.Gilbert, AZ 852341588762710
  4. Hakan Orbay, MD, PHDGilbert, AZ 852341124550876
  5. Michel Saint-Cyr, MDGilbert, AZ 852341356432959
  6. Benny Tan, MDGilbert, AZ 852341437300597
  7. James Yuen, MDGilbert, AZ 852341013924752
  8. Michael Labarbera, MDMesa, AZ 852061053541839

Common questions

What is Joshua James Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Joshua James Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669811121, issued on Jun 18, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua James Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 485 S Dobson RD Ste 201, Chandler, AZ, 85224. Phone: (480) 728-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua James Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 60882, 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 Joshua James Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua James Nelson, M.D. had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.