Owen A. Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Belfast, ME
Owen A. Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Belfast, Maine, and NPI 1093777005, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Owen A. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- MD023339E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 116 Northport Ave, Belfast, ME 04915
- Phone
- (207) 930-6746
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2026
- Fax
- (207) 930-6747
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090227000249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Owen A. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 98.1 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: $93.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- MainehealthPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Owen A. Nelson among 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maine
Owen A. Nelson, MD is one of 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maine. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2001 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Maine
There are 165 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maine.
All 165 in Maine → Every provider in Belfast → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zethariah Zielinski, DOBelfast, ME 049151053935833
- Vaughn Collett, MDWaterville, ME 049011558367060
- Lisa Sauer, MDWaterville, ME 049011770544793
- Jose Ramirez, M.D.Oakland, ME 049371780605550
- Joseph Caldwell, MDFarmington, ME 049381487684882
- Kenneth Cho, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381609969948
- Andrew CrapserFarmington, ME 049381487141578
- Ian Dickey, M.D.Farmington, ME 049381487625265
Common questions
What is Owen A. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Owen A. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093777005, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Owen A. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 116 Northport Ave, Belfast, ME, 04915. Phone: (207) 930-6746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Owen A. Nelson, MD's license?
Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Owen A. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Owen A. Nelson, MD had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Owen A. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.1 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.