NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael S. Nelson, MD

Pediatrics Physician · San Diego, CA

Michael S. Nelson, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1679665004, issued on Sep 30, 2006. Check the license (California C51627, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679665004
Name
Michael S. Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
C51627 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
Phone
(619) 528-5000
Enumerated
Sep 30, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Michael S. Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Michael S. Nelson among 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California

Michael S. Nelson, MD is one of 9,272 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in California. 31% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in California

There are 9,272 pediatrics physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stuart Cohen, MDSan Diego, CA 921201972574994
  2. Cindy Fujii, MDSan Diego, CA 921201871664821
  3. Trevor Henderson, MDSan Diego, CA 921201356449425
  4. Roger Holmes, MDSan Diego, CA 921201295802130
  5. Jennifer Jocson Duffield, MDSan Diego, CA 921201497821482
  6. Lawrence Levy, MDSan Diego, CA 921201639240690
  7. Rosemary Page, DOSan Diego, CA 921201033286927
  8. Harvey Reich, MDSan Diego, CA 921201841261849

Common questions

What is Michael S. Nelson, MD's NPI number?

Michael S. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679665004, issued on Sep 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael S. Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (619) 528-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael S. Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number C51627, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.