Matthew John Nelsen, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fargo, ND
Matthew John Nelsen, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1699727958, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 9363, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew John Nelsen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 9363 ND
46060 MN
30252 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 237-9712
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2022
- Fax
- (701) 237-0922
- Medicaid ID
- 12329 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031204000400); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1720 University Dr S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Aldred, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235644840
- Alyssa Anderson, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1154876704
- Catrina Armstrong, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1821607169
- Joel Aukes, PHARMDPharmacist1932329224
- Leah BakerPhysical Therapist1780087106
- Emma Bale, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1609768605
Verify Matthew John Nelsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 9363Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
430 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 261 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen177 claims
- Amoxicillin67 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl53 claims
- Meloxicam39 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl11 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): 83 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: $34.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Sanford Medical Center FargoPerham, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew John Nelsen among 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Dakota
Matthew John Nelsen, MD is one of 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 74% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2006 among the 44 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% 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 Dakota 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 Dakota
There are 74 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Dakota.
All 74 in North Dakota → Every provider in Fargo → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- R Askew, MDFargo, ND 581031114979655
- Howard Berglund, MDFargo, ND 581031831141175
- Anthony Brown, MDFargo, ND 581031053348755
- Andrew Hvidston, MDFargo, ND 581031477505725
- James Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581031518939974
- Philip Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581031366494809
- Steven Lantz, MDFargo, ND 581031457381212
- Mark Lundeen, MDFargo, ND 581031730130493
Common questions
What is Matthew John Nelsen, MD's NPI number?
Matthew John Nelsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699727958, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew John Nelsen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 237-9712. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew John Nelsen, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 9363, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew John Nelsen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew John Nelsen, MD had 430 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew John Nelsen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.