Richard Walter Nelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Edna, TX
Richard Walter Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Edna, Texas, and NPI 1497029789, issued on Mar 3, 2012. Check the license (Texas G1130, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Walter Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G1130 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 604 Wilson St, Edna, TX 77957
- Phone
- (361) 781-0945
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2012
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Richard Walter Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G1130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 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.
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Edna
They are 7 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Edna, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Richard Walter Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Walter Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497029789, issued on Mar 3, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Walter Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 604 Wilson St, Edna, TX, 77957. Phone: (361) 781-0945. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Walter Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G1130, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Walter Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Walter Nelson, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.