Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · New Orleans, LA
Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1477948149, issued on Mar 31, 2015. Check the license (Louisiana 308239, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Emerson Nelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 308239 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-4000
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200826001634); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan Emerson Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 308239Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $42.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Emerson Nelson among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D. is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Boucree, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211912066309
- William Carter, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211942404454
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- Robert Marier, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211013021302
- Marianne Maumus, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211013944487
- Stacy McDonald, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211407825557
- Arup Nath, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211558525642
- Jeremiah Newsom, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211245434612
Common questions
What is Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477948149, issued on Mar 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 308239, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.