Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Missoula, MT
Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Missoula, Montana, and NPI 1457381881, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Cheryl Nelson
- Credential
- PT, MS, MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License numbers
- 44460 CO
L3208 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT 59802
- Phone
- (406) 327-1670
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 329-5697
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050727000805); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Cheryl Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical ExaminersCheck 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): 83.2 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Alaska Native Tribal Health ConsortiumAnchorage, AK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Montana
There are 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Montana.
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The 7 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Oscar Heyman, DOMissoula, MT 598021336218387
- Bradley Aylor, M.D.Bozeman, MT 597151477645570
- John Vallin, M.D.Bozeman, MT 597151164423711
- Anna Coles, MDKalispell, MT 599011639565005
- Aaron Cross, D.O.Helena, MT 596011053790501
- Jamal Balouch, DOGreat Falls, MT 594051922254705
- Michael Schabacker, MDBillings, MT 591011407852312
Common questions
What is Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD's NPI number?
Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457381881, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Broadway St, Missoula, MT, 59802. Phone: (406) 327-1670. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD's license?
Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Karen Cheryl Nelson, PT, MS, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 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.