Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Hattiesburg, MS
Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and NPI 1548263312, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Mississippi 16844, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kiper Cecil Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 16844 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1420 S 28TH Ave, Hattiesburg, MS 39402
- Phone
- (601) 264-3937
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (601) 264-5930
- Medicaid ID
- 00122476 MS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080521000508); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1420 S 28TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kiper Cecil Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 16844Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,605 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,114 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol327 claims
- Timolol Maleate267 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate212 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate141 claims
- Restasis88 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,263.48
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Southern Eye Physicians Center, LLCHattiesburg, MS
- Southern Vision Center Gulfport LLCGulfport, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kiper Cecil Nelson among 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi
Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D. is one of 165 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2001 among the 97 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 165 ophthalmology physician records in Mississippi.
All 165 in Mississippi → Every provider in Hattiesburg → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Atkinson, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021497747570
- Christopher Cooley, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021194733543
- Jonathan Glaze, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021821551714
- Jaime Jimenez Agosto, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021932102951
- Lynn McMahan, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021669475695
- Benjamin Pace, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021366853020
- John Petro, MDHattiesburg, MS 394021124020169
- Adam Quinn, M.D.Hattiesburg, MS 394021306281852
Common questions
What is Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548263312, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1420 S 28TH Ave, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402. Phone: (601) 264-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 16844, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kiper Cecil Nelson, M.D. had 2,605 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kiper Cecil 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.