Michael E. Nelson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Athens, GA
Michael E. Nelson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Athens, Georgia, and NPI 1821026295, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 054406, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 054406 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA 30606
- Phone
- (706) 543-0471
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (706) 543-6091
- Medicaid IDs
- 624289802B GA
624289802A GA
624289802C GA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040715000748); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael E. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 054406Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium94 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate65 claims
- Mounjaro61 claims
- Lisinopril59 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate55 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide55 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): 91.7 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: $185.28
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Piedmont Athens Primary Care LLCAthens, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Nelson among 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia
Michael E. Nelson, MD is one of 3,911 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 2,535 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
139 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Athens
They are 139 of the 3,160 NPPES records with a practice address in Athens, and 3,911 internal medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Michael E. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Michael E. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821026295, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Oglethorpe Ave, Athens, GA, 30606. Phone: (706) 543-0471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 054406, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael E. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Nelson, MD had 1,498 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.7 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.