Leonard D. Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Raleigh, NC
Leonard D. Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1326041104, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 38816, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard D. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 38816 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3001 Edwards Mill RD, Raleigh, NC 27612
- Phone
- (919) 781-5600
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 863-6856
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100225000522); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3001 Edwards Mill RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Albright, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1053314922
- Wallace Andrew, MDSurgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician1881697514
- Thomas Batchelor, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811434046
- David Boone, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1033112875
- Pamela Burleson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1447258306
- Edwin Cadet, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1184887291
Verify Leonard D. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 38816Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vidant Medical Group LLCWashington, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard D. Nelson among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Leonard D. Nelson, MD is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Raleigh → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Albright, MDRaleigh, NC 276121053314922
- David Boone, MDRaleigh, NC 276121033112875
- George Callaway, MDRaleigh, NC 276121013910850
- John Chiavetta, MDRaleigh, NC 276121265435044
- William Isbell, MDRaleigh, NC 276121518960350
- Jeffrey Kobs, MDRaleigh, NC 276121124021951
- Joel Krakauer, MDRaleigh, NC 276121093718827
- Kevin Logel, MDRaleigh, NC 276121194777052
Common questions
What is Leonard D. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Leonard D. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326041104, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard D. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3001 Edwards Mill RD, Raleigh, NC, 27612. Phone: (919) 781-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard D. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 38816, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonard D. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard D. Nelson, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leonard D. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 of 100. 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.