NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · New York, NY

Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1861786824, issued on Jun 7, 2011. Check the license (New York 279550, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1861786824
Name
Mitchell Chaikin Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
279550 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
535 E 70TH St, New York, NY 10021
Phone
(212) 606-1679
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150902001421); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 535 E 70TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Caroline Accardi, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1346000163
  4. Emmanuel Adamptey, PASurgical Physician Assistant1871209031
  5. Alexa Adams, M.D.Pediatric Rheumatology Physician1639246747
  6. Michael AdashevSurgical Physician Assistant1609312156

Verify Mitchell Chaikin Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

54 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Mitchell Nelson54
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin27 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. New York Society For The Relief OF Ruptured And Crippled MaintainingNew York, NY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mitchell Chaikin Nelson among 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York

Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D. is one of 2,067 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New York. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 31% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 31% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,716 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in New York

There are 2,067 hospitalist physician records in New York.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erika Abramson, M.D.New York, NY 100211770626715
  2. Ankita AgarwalNew York, NY 100211639666902
  3. Carlito Arenas, M.D.New York, NY 100211376896860
  4. Josef BrejtNew York, NY 100211932594868
  5. Jennifer Dipace, MDNew York, NY 100211609963784
  6. Johan GuillaumeNew York, NY 100211457738593
  7. Hirotaka Kato, M.D.New York, NY 100211285076075
  8. Geeta Laud, M.D.New York, NY 100211356647192

Common questions

What is Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861786824, issued on Jun 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 535 E 70TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 606-1679. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New York license number 279550, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D. had 54 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mitchell Chaikin Nelson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.