Michael Edward Nelson, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Evanston, IL
Michael Edward Nelson, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1902054216, issued on Aug 29, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036124285, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Edward Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 036124285 IL
036-124285 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
- Phone
- (847) 570-2114
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2026
- Fax
- (847) 570-1223
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110602000499); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Edward Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036124285Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
41 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 84.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Edward Nelson among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Michael Edward Nelson, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Evanston
They are 98 of the 4,013 NPPES records with a practice address in Evanston, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Michael Edward Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Edward Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902054216, issued on Aug 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Edward Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 570-2114. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Edward Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036124285, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Edward Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Edward Nelson, M.D. had 41 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Edward Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.