Shawn Keith Nelson, MD
Neurology Physician · Bristol, TN
Shawn Keith Nelson, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Bristol, Tennessee, and NPI 1346233020, issued on Aug 26, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 34012, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shawn Keith Nelson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 34012 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3183 W State St, Bristol, TN 37620
- Phone
- (423) 764-0987
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 652-2512
- Medicaid IDs
- 3854328 TN
007101147 VA
3152685 TN
010365040 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061201000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shawn Keith Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 483 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Topiramate271 claims
- Pregabalin268 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa245 claims
- Gabapentin210 claims
- Levetiracetam166 claims
- Primidone126 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: $3,679.55
171 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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
- Wellmont Medical Associates IncBristol, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Shawn Keith Nelson among 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee
Shawn Keith Nelson, MD is one of 381 neurology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 86% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 296 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 2084N0400X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 381 neurology physician records in Tennessee.
All 381 in Tennessee → Every provider in Bristol → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eugene Benjamin, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201619938867
- David Brenner, MDBristol, TN 376201124072475
- Alana Cozier, M.D.Bristol, TN 376201821387721
- Adam Sarayusa, MDBristol, TN 376201013530476
- Stephen Wayne, MDBristol, TN 376201881687556
- Douglas Williams, MDBristol, TN 376201528051208
- Earl Wilson, MDBristol, TN 376201568455244
- Stafford Conway, MDJohnson City, TN 376041366498206
Common questions
What is Shawn Keith Nelson, MD's NPI number?
Shawn Keith Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346233020, issued on Aug 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shawn Keith Nelson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3183 W State St, Bristol, TN, 37620. Phone: (423) 764-0987. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shawn Keith Nelson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34012, 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 Shawn Keith Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shawn Keith Nelson, MD had 3,839 Medicare Part D claims for 483 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.