Nicholls Nelson, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Louisville, KY
Nicholls Nelson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1194257212, issued on Mar 29, 2017. Check the license (Kentucky 53927, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholls Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 53927 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Audubon Plaza Dr, Louisville, KY 40217
- Phone
- (502) 634-6767
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220810002379); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1 Audubon Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholls Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 53927Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt17 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): 88 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Valley View Hospital AssociationGlenwood Spgs, CO · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Colorado West Emergency Physicians LLCGrand Junction, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Nicholls Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Nicholls Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194257212, issued on Mar 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholls Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Audubon Plaza Dr, Louisville, KY, 40217. Phone: (502) 634-6767. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholls Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 53927, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholls Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholls Nelson, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholls Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88 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.