Wallace R. Nelms, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Wilson, NC
Wallace R. Nelms, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Wilson, North Carolina, and NPI 1710081161, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 20830, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wallace R. Nelms
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20830 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2546 Ward Boulevard, Wilson, NC 27893
- Phone
- (252) 399-0707
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 29, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (252) 291-7079
- Medicaid ID
- 8962099 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100810000992); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1975
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wallace R. Nelms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 20830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,496 Medicare Part D claims for 694 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium794 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate602 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium519 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate272 claims
- Ezetimibe269 claims
- Simvastatin266 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 26.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,275.79
127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Comprehensive Rehab OF Wilson, Inc.Wilson, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wallace R. Nelms among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Wallace R. Nelms, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1975 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Wilson
They are 24 of the 835 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilson, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 4,953 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilson → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Wallace R. Nelms, MD's NPI number?
Wallace R. Nelms, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710081161, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wallace R. Nelms, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2546 Ward Boulevard, Wilson, NC, 27893. Phone: (252) 399-0707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wallace R. Nelms, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 20830, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Wallace R. Nelms, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wallace R. Nelms, MD had 10,496 Medicare Part D claims for 694 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Wallace R. Nelms, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 26.2 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.