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James O. Nelson, MD

NPI 1104826205ActiveIndividual· Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation· Bend, OR

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (MD) in Bend, Oregon, trained at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine (class of 1990). 345 Medicare patients in 2024, $180,454 paid; nearly all of their 2,359 Part D prescriptions were generic (96%). Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $34.21 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1104826205
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 29, 2005
Last updated in NPPESJun 4, 2026
Certified by providerJun 4, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Primary208100000XMD18979OR

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (OR)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients345
Services billed8,997 across 84 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$180,454

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,359 · 2,765 30-day fills
Patients211
Total drug cost$114,785
Generic share96% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Graduation year1990
Medicare specialtyPhysical Medicine And Rehabilitation
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$34.21 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$61.90 · 2 payments from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$34.21 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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