Michael J. Nelms, PA-C
Physician Assistant · San Diego, CA
Michael J. Nelms, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1235113580, issued on Nov 30, 2005. Check the license (California PA14379, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Nelms
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA14379 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4060 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (619) 298-9809
- Enumerated
- Nov 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 298-9823
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080117000382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Nelms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA14379Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
411 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole70 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide64 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate37 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Fluorouracil27 claims
- Mupirocin25 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): 77.9 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: $1,600.52
76 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- J Robert West MD IncNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Nelms among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Michael J. Nelms, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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, 99% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 40% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Michael J. Nelms, PA-C's NPI number?
Michael J. Nelms, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235113580, issued on Nov 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Nelms, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4060 Fourth Ave, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (619) 298-9809. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Nelms, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA14379, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael J. Nelms, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Nelms, PA-C had 411 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Nelms, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.9 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.