Nelson Forrest Boland, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Nelson Forrest Boland, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1649739764, issued on Mar 18, 2019. Check the license (California A179762, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Forrest Boland
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A179762 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 15TH St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 319-1234
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221004001723); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2019
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson Forrest Boland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A179762Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,974 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium138 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen99 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate72 claims
- Alprazolam69 claims
- Lisinopril68 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium55 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): 86.1 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
- The Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSanta Monica, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson Forrest Boland among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Nelson Forrest Boland, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Monica
They are 192 of the 5,151 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Monica, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nelson Forrest Boland, MD's NPI number?
Nelson Forrest Boland, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649739764, issued on Mar 18, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Forrest Boland, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 15TH St Ste 2100, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 319-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Forrest Boland, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A179762, 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.
How much does Nelson Forrest Boland, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Forrest Boland, MD had 1,974 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson Forrest Boland, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.1 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.