Laurie S. Nelson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Hershey, PA
Laurie S. Nelson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1972823557, issued on Jun 7, 2010. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD450079, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laurie S. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- MD450079 PA
MT196655 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1150 Cocoa Ave, Hershey, PA 17033
- Phone
- (800) 243-1455
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 1028895590001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140211000916); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania State University College Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laurie S. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD450079Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,883 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 112 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium273 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate241 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Losartan Potassium220 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium218 claims
- Lisinopril216 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 71.2 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Penn State Health Medical Group LLCHarrisburg, PA
- The Milton S Hershey Medical Center Physicians GroupHershey, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laurie S. Nelson among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Laurie S. Nelson, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
124 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Hershey
They are 124 of the 3,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Hershey, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Laurie S. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Laurie S. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972823557, issued on Jun 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laurie S. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1150 Cocoa Ave, Hershey, PA, 17033. Phone: (800) 243-1455. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laurie S. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD450079, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laurie S. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laurie S. Nelson, MD had 4,883 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laurie S. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.2 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.