Megan Bale Nelson, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Louisville, KY
Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1174646053, issued on Apr 7, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 45378, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megan Bale Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 45378 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
- Phone
- (502) 540-1409
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121001000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Megan Bale Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 45378Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
353 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin59 claims
- Pregabalin51 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl41 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl17 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl16 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): 73.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $488.55
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novocure Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- University OF Louisville Physicians IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megan Bale Nelson among 158 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Kentucky
Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. is one of 158 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 58% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 58% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2009 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 208100000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 158 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Kentucky.
All 158 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Emily Boyd, MBBSLouisville, KY 402021356787279
- Camilo Castillo, MDLouisville, KY 402021093903072
- Lindsay Graves, D.O.Louisville, KY 402021568800282
- David Haustein, MDLouisville, KY 402021003922873
- Joshua HeathLouisville, KY 402021205369386
- Darryl Kaelin, MDLouisville, KY 402021922027044
- Daniel Kean, MDLouisville, KY 402021407866528
- Thomas Kelly, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021306036975
Common questions
What is Megan Bale Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Megan Bale Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174646053, issued on Apr 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 540-1409. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megan Bale Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 45378, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megan Bale Nelson, M.D. had 353 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Megan Bale Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.2 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.