Vance G. Nielsen, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Birmingham, AL
Vance G. Nielsen, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1518991009, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 14170, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vance G. Nielsen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 14170 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
- Phone
- (205) 934-6600
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 000083106 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120306000582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vance G. Nielsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 14170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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
- Banner-University Medical GroupTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vance G. Nielsen among 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama
Vance G. Nielsen, MD is one of 581 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 421 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Birmingham
They are 267 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 581 anesthesiology physician records in Alabama.
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- Travis Defreese, MDBirmingham, AL 352331477538528
- William Fitzpatrick, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352331891791992
- Mark Greve, MDBirmingham, AL 352331538144555
- Juan Gutierrez-Mazorra, MDBirmingham, AL 352331952386021
- Peter Hendricks, MDBirmingham, AL 352331962499459
Common questions
What is Vance G. Nielsen, MD's NPI number?
Vance G. Nielsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518991009, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vance G. Nielsen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vance G. Nielsen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 14170, 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.
What is Vance G. Nielsen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.