Russell L. Nelson, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Russell L. Nelson, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1285628966, issued on Sep 8, 2005. Check the license (Utah 5646209-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell L. Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 5646209-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5316 S Woodrow St Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT 84107
- Phone
- (801) 747-1020
- Enumerated
- Sep 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (801) 747-1020
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040702000369); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Utah School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell L. Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 5646209-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
804 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 280 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib178 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl174 claims
- Amoxicillin54 claims
- Cephalexin51 claims
- Tramadol Hcl49 claims
- Meloxicam42 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): 18.1 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: $14.42
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. 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
- Russell L Nelson MD PCMurray, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell L. Nelson among 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah
Russell L. Nelson, MD is one of 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Utah. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 52% 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 Utah 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 Utah
There are 266 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Utah.
All 266 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Junius Clawson, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841071427018761
- Troy Gorman, MDMurray, UT 841071306032719
- Patricia Griffith, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841071750457016
- Robert Hillyard, MDMurray, UT 841071639116049
- Justin Hohl, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841071639371149
- Michael Holmstrom, MDMurray, UT 841071356384283
- James Morgan, MDMurray, UT 841071780627273
- Patrick Olson, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841071811095326
Common questions
What is Russell L. Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Russell L. Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285628966, issued on Sep 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell L. Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5316 S Woodrow St Ste 200, Salt Lake City, UT, 84107. Phone: (801) 747-1020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell L. Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 5646209-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Russell L. Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell L. Nelson, MD had 804 Medicare Part D claims for 253 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Russell L. Nelson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.1 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.