Lamar A. Nelson, MD
Dermatology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Lamar A. Nelson, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1962579987, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California G47902, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lamar A. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- G47902 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90034
- Phone
- (323) 857-2000
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000665); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lamar A. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G47902Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
2,299 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluocinonide184 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide183 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate181 claims
- Ketoconazole175 claims
- Finasteride130 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented116 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: $342.91
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lamar A. Nelson among 2,083 dermatology physician records in California
Lamar A. Nelson, MD is one of 2,083 dermatology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2006 among the 1,450 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Lamar A. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Lamar A. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962579987, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lamar A. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6041 Cadillac Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90034. Phone: (323) 857-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lamar A. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G47902, 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.
How much does Lamar A. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lamar A. Nelson, MD had 2,299 Medicare Part D claims for 657 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.