Kenneth Nelson
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Kenneth Nelson is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1841376910, issued on Oct 31, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-00725, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 2009-00725 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1025 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204
- Phone
- (704) 355-5982
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240227000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1025 Morehead Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Susan Antle, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1720060387
- Cesar Aviles, NPNurse Practitioner1326235508
- Erin Baker, MDSurgery Physician1578738241
- Allison Bell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1598151458
- Maureen Beurskens, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1780603019
Verify Kenneth Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-00725Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam16 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: $131.74
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Winchester Medical CenterWinchester, VA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Valley Physician Enterprise IncFront Royal, VA
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.
Kenneth Nelson among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Kenneth Nelson is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Charlotte → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Colin Anderson, MDCharlotte, NC 282041205192879
- Laura Blum, MDCharlotte, NC 282041912318874
- Michael Bosse, MDCharlotte, NC 282041841204310
- Abhishek Ganta, MDCharlotte, NC 282041346685302
- Laurence Kempton, MDCharlotte, NC 282041003022591
- Jeffrey Kneisl, MDCharlotte, NC 282041912911728
- Givenchy Manzano, MDCharlotte, NC 282041194145813
- David Mauerhan, MDCharlotte, NC 282041649202557
Common questions
What is Kenneth Nelson's NPI number?
Kenneth Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841376910, issued on Oct 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1025 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28204. Phone: (704) 355-5982. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth Nelson's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-00725, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth Nelson had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.