Samuel Gower Nelson, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Chattanooga, TN
Samuel Gower Nelson, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and NPI 1467802629, issued on Jun 20, 2016. Check the license (Tennessee 3768, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Gower Nelson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 3768 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37404
- Phone
- (423) 495-7404
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 495-2625
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191003000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel Gower Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 3768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
431 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
- Ondansetron Odt20 claims
- Eliquis19 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Furosemide15 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): 94.7 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memorial Health Partners Foundation, IncChattanooga, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Gower Nelson among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Samuel Gower Nelson, DO is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2016, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
192 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chattanooga
They are 192 of the 7,377 NPPES records with a practice address in Chattanooga, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Samuel Gower Nelson, DO's NPI number?
Samuel Gower Nelson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467802629, issued on Jun 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Gower Nelson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 Desales Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37404. Phone: (423) 495-7404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Gower Nelson, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3768, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel Gower Nelson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Gower Nelson, DO had 431 Medicare Part D claims for 205 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Samuel Gower Nelson, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.7 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.