Velvet Dawn Nelson
Family Nurse Practitioner · Sacramento, CA
Velvet Dawn Nelson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1942445424, issued on Dec 11, 2008. Check the license (California 20727, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Velvet Dawn Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 20727 CA
APN001052 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95816
- Phone
- (916) 733-3344
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Fax
- (916) 733-5365
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150616002476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Velvet Dawn Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 20727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
1,301 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate141 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate100 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Furosemide77 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium75 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncSacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Velvet Dawn Nelson among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Velvet Dawn Nelson is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2019 among the 6,793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
444 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sacramento
They are 444 of the 33,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Sacramento, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Velvet Dawn Nelson's NPI number?
Velvet Dawn Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942445424, issued on Dec 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Velvet Dawn Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3000 Q St, Sacramento, CA, 95816. Phone: (916) 733-3344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Velvet Dawn Nelson's license?
NPPES lists California license number 20727, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Velvet Dawn Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Velvet Dawn Nelson had 1,301 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.