Sara Ellen Nelson, DO
Surgery Physician · Prattville, AL
Sara Ellen Nelson, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Prattville, Alabama, and NPI 1053874396, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Alabama 2686, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Ellen Nelson
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2686 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 645 Mcqueen Smith RD N Ste 300, Prattville, AL 36066
- Phone
- (334) 747-2999
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250605001682); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 645 Mcqueen Smith RD N Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Burge, MDSurgery Physician1902169808
Verify Sara Ellen Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 2686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
205 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 114 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen87 claims
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,912.76
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Health Care Authority For Baptist Health, AN Affiliate OF UabhsMontgomery, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Ellen Nelson among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Sara Ellen Nelson, DO is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Prattville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Burge, MDPrattville, AL 360661902169808
- Parham Mora, M.D.Prattville, AL 360661417915679
- Vincent Cappelluzzo, M.D.Pike Road, AL 360641942645106
- Michael Courtney, M.D.Tallassee, AL 360781487702072
- Alexander Robbins, MDTallassee, AL 360781609801133
- Satinderjit Gill, M.D.Troy, AL 360811104932631
- Richard Schloemer, M.D.Troy, AL 360811386714913
- Gary Harrington, M.D.Greenville, AL 360371659453074
Common questions
What is Sara Ellen Nelson, DO's NPI number?
Sara Ellen Nelson, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053874396, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Ellen Nelson, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 Mcqueen Smith RD N Ste 300, Prattville, AL, 36066. Phone: (334) 747-2999. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Ellen Nelson, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 2686, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Ellen Nelson, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Ellen Nelson, DO had 205 Medicare Part D claims for 129 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.