Kristen Nelson, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · North Hills, CA
Kristen Nelson, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in North Hills, California, and NPI 1740624105, issued on Apr 29, 2013. Check the license (California A148060, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- A148060 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16111 Plummer St Bldg 10, North Hills, CA 91343
- Phone
- (818) 895-9349
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180117001464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16111 Plummer St Bldg 10
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gregory SwillerSocial Worker1689287419
Verify Kristen Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A148060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $29.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterWest Hollywood, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- St. John's Community HealthLos Angeles, CA
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.
Kristen Nelson among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Kristen Nelson, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in North Hills
They are 13 of the 806 NPPES records with a practice address in North Hills, and 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mara Blakis, M.DNorth Hills, CA 913431497867634
- Young Mee Choi, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431023115722
- Neel Doshi, D.O.North Hills, CA 913431225289580
- Yamanda Edwards, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431396180428
- Ed Fik, MDSepulveda, CA 913431669425542
- Christopher Kessler, M.D.Sepulveda, CA 913431730290909
- Elliot Lee, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431093126021
- James Mervis, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431831276450
Common questions
What is Kristen Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740624105, issued on Apr 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16111 Plummer St Bldg 10, North Hills, CA, 91343. Phone: (818) 895-9349. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A148060, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Kristen Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.