Matthew R. Nelson, PA C
Physician Assistant · Idaho Falls, ID
Matthew R. Nelson, PA C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and NPI 1649221912, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Idaho PA540, as entered in NPPES) with the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew R. Nelson
- Credential
- PA C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA540 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2375 E Sunnyside RD Ste J, Idaho Falls, ID 83404
- Phone
- (208) 522-7246
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 529-2620
- Medicaid ID
- 807285000 ID
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051004000204); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2375 E Sunnyside RD Ste J
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jared Rickabaugh, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649753740
Verify Matthew R. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Idaho board licenses this profession
Search for license PA540Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,305 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 2,972 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,039 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen694 claims
- Gabapentin456 claims
- Pregabalin441 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl347 claims
- Tramadol Hcl312 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: $1,167.37
95 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Mountain View Hospital LLCIdaho Falls, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew R. Nelson among 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho
Matthew R. Nelson, PA C is one of 1,250 physician assistant records with a practice address in Idaho. 87% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2017 among the 961 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 physician assistant records list a practice address in Idaho Falls
They are 98 of the 2,467 NPPES records with a practice address in Idaho Falls, and 1,250 physician assistant records in Idaho.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Rebekah Bird, PAIdaho Falls, ID 834041447448964
- Tiffany Coughenour, PAIdaho Falls, ID 834041205959756
- Vanessa French, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834041588851984
- Philip Hesse, PAIdaho Falls, ID 834041811975386
- Matthew Merzlock, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834041316985229
- Monica Nealis, PA-CIdaho Falls, ID 834041073676805
Common questions
What is Matthew R. Nelson, PA C's NPI number?
Matthew R. Nelson, PA C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649221912, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew R. Nelson, PA C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2375 E Sunnyside RD Ste J, Idaho Falls, ID, 83404. Phone: (208) 522-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew R. Nelson, PA C's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number PA540, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew R. Nelson, PA C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew R. Nelson, PA C had 5,305 Medicare Part D claims for 390 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.