Nicholas B. Nelson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, OR
Nicholas B. Nelson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1063646255, issued on May 4, 2009. Check the license (Oregon MD157850, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas B. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD157850 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9205 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR 97225
- Phone
- (503) 216-2906
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 500647923 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120828000659); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas B. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD157850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 claims
- Torsemide12 claims
- Eliquis11 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl11 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): 100 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 2 group practices
- Providence Health And Services - OregonPortland, OR
- Providence Health And Services OregonPortland, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas B. Nelson among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon
Nicholas B. Nelson, MD is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% 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 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 1,232 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 207R00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
889 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland
They are 889 of the 42,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas B. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas B. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063646255, issued on May 4, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas B. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9205 SW Barnes RD, Portland, OR, 97225. Phone: (503) 216-2906. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas B. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD157850, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas B. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas B. Nelson, MD had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas B. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.