Kay L. Nelson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Shreveport, LA
Kay L. Nelson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1780636613, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12198R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kay L. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 12198R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7551 Youree Dr Ste 11, Shreveport, LA 71105
- Phone
- (318) 642-9282
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2022
- Fax
- (833) 749-0340
- Medicaid ID
- 1695386 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160720000817); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kay L. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12198RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,382 Medicare Part D claims for 420 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.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate159 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium149 claims
- Lisinopril113 claims
- Gabapentin74 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium66 claims
- Metformin Hcl66 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- East Texas Community Health Services IncNacogdoches, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kay L. Nelson among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Kay L. Nelson, MD is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
130 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 130 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Kay L. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Kay L. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780636613, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kay L. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7551 Youree Dr Ste 11, Shreveport, LA, 71105. Phone: (318) 642-9282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kay L. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12198R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kay L. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kay L. Nelson, MD had 2,382 Medicare Part D claims for 420 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.