Richard Scott Nelson, D.O.
Surgery Physician · Grants Pass, OR
Richard Scott Nelson, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Grants Pass, Oregon, and NPI 1649499443, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (Oregon DO29287, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Scott Nelson
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- DO29287 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 520 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR 97527
- Phone
- (541) 479-8308
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 474-0447
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090928000652); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 520 SW Ramsey Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Zia Choudhury, MD, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1700316544
- Ronald Estes, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1750313326
- Kelly FruthPhysician Assistant1730701285
Verify Richard Scott Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license DO29287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
634 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 34% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes120 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf119 claims
- Gavilyte-G88 claims
- Metronidazole34 claims
- Sutab31 claims
- Ibuprofen28 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): 83.8 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 one group practice
- Asante Physician PartnersGrants Pass, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Scott Nelson among 524 surgery physician records in Oregon
Richard Scott Nelson, D.O. is one of 524 surgery 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 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 321 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Oregon
There are 524 surgery physician records in Oregon.
All 524 in Oregon → Every provider in Grants Pass → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Megan Frost, MDGrants Pass, OR 975271255533550
- Taranjeet Kaur, M.D.Grants Pass, OR 975271760725147
- Aaron Martin, DOGrants Pass, OR 975271932374808
- Jennifer Peraza, MDGrants Pass, OR 975271578198149
- Theo Powell, M.D.Grants Pass, OR 975271164427951
- Jane Stevens, MDGrants Pass, OR 975271952522138
- Brittany Tabler, MDGrants Pass, OR 975271679830566
- Lindsay Wenger, MDGrants Pass, OR 975271679916480
Common questions
What is Richard Scott Nelson, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Scott Nelson, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649499443, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Scott Nelson, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 520 SW Ramsey Ave, Grants Pass, OR, 97527. Phone: (541) 479-8308. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Scott Nelson, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number DO29287, 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 Richard Scott Nelson, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Scott Nelson, D.O. had 634 Medicare Part D claims for 458 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Scott Nelson, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.