Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Grand Rapids, MI
Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and NPI 1396461935, issued on Oct 17, 2022. Check the license (Michigan 5601011379, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Alan Nelson
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 5601011379 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Michigan St NE Ste 8861, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
- Phone
- (616) 391-6588
- Enumerated
- Oct 17, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221107000323); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Central Michigan College Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Alan Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601011379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Azithromycin11 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $211.54
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Iha Health Services CorporationGrand Rapids, MI
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersGrand Rapids, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joshua Alan Nelson among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 76% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
913 physician assistant records list a practice address in Grand Rapids
They are 913 of the 18,005 NPPES records with a practice address in Grand Rapids, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C's NPI number?
Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396461935, issued on Oct 17, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Michigan St NE Ste 8861, Grand Rapids, MI, 49503. Phone: (616) 391-6588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601011379, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Alan Nelson, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.