Matthew John Nielsen, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bemidji, MN
Matthew John Nielsen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1235442575, issued on Jul 15, 2010. Check the license (Minnesota 59768, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew John Nielsen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 59768 MN
RL 11620 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 333-5000
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2022
- Fax
- (218) 333-5360
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150921003276); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew John Nielsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 59768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
85 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen50 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): 82.6 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: $1,042.82
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew John Nielsen among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Matthew John Nielsen, M.D. is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 742 in Minnesota → Every provider in Bemidji → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allan Campbell, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011609926690
- Mark Claussen, MDBemidji, MN 566011447278171
- James ClayBemidji, MN 566011194165886
- David Faugno-Fusci, MDBemidji, MN 566011467983528
- Alexandra Gonzalez JuarreroBemidji, MN 566011700240389
- Michael Joannides, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011720475858
- Benjamin Roy, M.D.Bemidji, MN 566011023076064
- James Wagner, MDBemidji, MN 566011942234851
Common questions
What is Matthew John Nielsen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew John Nielsen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235442575, issued on Jul 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew John Nielsen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew John Nielsen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 59768, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew John Nielsen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew John Nielsen, M.D. had 85 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew John Nielsen, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.