NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sheldon Nelson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Billings, MT

Sheldon Nelson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Billings, Montana, and NPI 1932125630, issued on Jul 14, 2006. Check the license (Montana 9536, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932125630
Name
Sheldon Nelson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
9536 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1233 N 30TH St, Billings, MT 59101
Phone
(406) 237-4116
Enumerated
Jul 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(406) 237-4125
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101110001120); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1233 N 30TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abigail AgatepPharmacist1285505024
  2. Carole Anderson, NNP-BCNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1255617742
  3. Ty Anderson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1043889033
  4. William Anderson, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1730125006
  5. Dean Angell, RNFlight Registered Nurse1265718183
  6. Charles Aragon, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1093782591

Verify Sheldon Nelson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Sheldon Nelson101
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen12 claims
  2. Cefuroxime11 claims
  3. Prednisone11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Scl Health Medical Group - Billings LLCBillings, MT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sheldon Nelson among 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana

Sheldon Nelson, MD is one of 243 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2009 among the 144 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Billings

They are 44 of the 4,035 NPPES records with a practice address in Billings, and 243 emergency medicine physician records in Montana.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bentler, MDBillings, MT 591011962435198
  2. James Boslough, MDBillings, MT 591011215960448
  3. James Buchan, MDBillings, MT 591011114950342
  4. Michael Bush, MDBillings, MT 591011609892397
  5. Barbara Curry, MDBillings, MT 591011649381203
  6. Corby Freitag, MDBillings, MT 591011376576504
  7. John Kominsky, MDBillings, MT 591011275566416
  8. Curtis Lee, MDBillings, MT 591011891718615

Common questions

What is Sheldon Nelson, MD's NPI number?

Sheldon Nelson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932125630, issued on Jul 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sheldon Nelson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 N 30TH St, Billings, MT, 59101. Phone: (406) 237-4116. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sheldon Nelson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Montana license number 9536, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Sheldon Nelson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sheldon Nelson, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.