Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Watertown, MA
Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Watertown, Massachusetts, and NPI 1598158271, issued on Mar 5, 2015. Check the license with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kelly Jo Nelson
- Credential
- APN, FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 95025001 CA
209012197 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 260 Arsenal Place, Watertown, MA 02472
- Phone
- (888) 897-1887
- Enumerated
- Mar 5, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 17, 2026
- Fax
- (857) 343-8192
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260219004220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kelly Jo Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl14 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): 94.1 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: $156.42
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
- Tahoe Forest Hospital DistrictTruckee, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kelly Jo Nelson among 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts
Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP is one of 4,724 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 71% 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 34% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 2,704 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Watertown
They are 30 of the 873 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 4,724 family nurse practitioner records in Massachusetts.
All 4,724 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Watertown → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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- Carolyn Dobies, NPWatertown, MA 024721053384669
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Common questions
What is Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP's NPI number?
Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598158271, issued on Mar 5, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 260 Arsenal Place, Watertown, MA, 02472. Phone: (888) 897-1887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP's license?
Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP had 78 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kelly Jo Nelson, APN, FNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.