Richard Alan Nelson, MD
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Richard Alan Nelson, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1356317689, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas E2445, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- E2445 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5707 Jenny Lind RD, Fort Smith, AR 72908
- Phone
- (479) 452-9416
- Enumerated
- Feb 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 484-0827
- Medicaid IDs
- 100186770A OK
139659001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050311000585); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5707 Jenny Lind RD
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Verify Richard Alan Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E2445Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.21
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 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 4 group practices
- Clear View Radiology PLLCSearcy, AR
- North Arkansas RadiologyBatesville, AR
- Radiologists OF Russellville PARussellville, AR
- Radiologists PAFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alan Nelson among 297 diagnostic radiology physician records in Arkansas
Richard Alan Nelson, MD is one of 297 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 72% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 196 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 297 diagnostic radiology physician records in Arkansas.
All 297 in Arkansas → Every provider in Fort Smith → Diagnostic Radiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Zubin Balsara, MDFort Smith, AR 729081184690430
- Whitney Bell, M.D.Fort Smith, AR 729081588003461
- Richard Brown, MDFort Smith, AR 729081942276290
- Deland Burks, MDFort Smith, AR 729081528034873
- Martin Cain, MDFort Smith, AR 729081427024405
- David Diment, MDFort Smith, AR 729081285600510
- Leo Drolshagen, MDFort Smith, AR 729081073589321
- Adam Gold, MDFort Smith, AR 729081518912138
Common questions
What is Richard Alan Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Richard Alan Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356317689, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5707 Jenny Lind RD, Fort Smith, AR, 72908. Phone: (479) 452-9416. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E2445, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Richard Alan Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.1 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.