Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Aurora, CO
Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1669589560, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 42309, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberly A. Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 42309 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO 80012
- Phone
- (303) 750-8600
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2023
- Fax
- (303) 743-7800
- Medicaid ID
- 77508807 CO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041203000685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kimberly A. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 42309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
669 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide131 claims
- Prednisone90 claims
- Omeprazole66 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Mupirocin28 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate27 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $371.08
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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 one group practice
- Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoDenver, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kimberly A. Nelson among 188 otolaryngology physician records in Colorado
Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D. is one of 188 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 188 otolaryngology physician records in Colorado.
All 188 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Carter, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121831193572
- Tyler Lewark, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121073620993
- Scott Sharp, M.D.Aurora, CO 800121871768085
- Dennis Barcz, M.D.Arvada, CO 800031124008628
- David Hartemink, MDArvada, CO 800031649354549
- Justin King, M.D.Broomfield, CO 800211497938567
- Dale Kinzler, M.D.Arvada, CO 800031376523886
- Jonathan Mills, M.D.Broomfield, CO 800211457512121
Common questions
What is Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669589560, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 S Potomac St, Aurora, CO, 80012. Phone: (303) 750-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 42309, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D. had 669 Medicare Part D claims for 269 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kimberly A. Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.