Nelson L. Jenkins, MD
Plastic Surgery Physician · Shelby, NC
Nelson L. Jenkins, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1568692770, issued on Jul 22, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2009-01837, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson L. Jenkins
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 2009-01837 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 807 Schenck St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (980) 487-2340
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100601000782); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Brody School Of Medicine At East Carolina University, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nelson L. Jenkins in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2009-01837Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 99 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen90 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $13.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Peerless Surgical Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson L. Jenkins among 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Nelson L. Jenkins, MD is one of 146 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2002 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 146 plastic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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- Victor Ferrari, MDMatthews, NC 281051962562173
- Thomas Liszka, M.D.Matthews, NC 281051437235462
- Michael Carstens, MDCharlotte, NC 282031144328493
- Nicholas Clavin, MDCharlotte, NC 282041225232747
- David Fisher, MDCharlotte, NC 282041124216502
Common questions
What is Nelson L. Jenkins, MD's NPI number?
Nelson L. Jenkins, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568692770, issued on Jul 22, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson L. Jenkins, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 807 Schenck St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (980) 487-2340. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson L. Jenkins, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2009-01837, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson L. Jenkins, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson L. Jenkins, MD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nelson L. Jenkins, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.