Elizabeth Franzen Nelson, M.D.
NPI 1194171298ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Nashville, TN
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (M.D.) with Tennessee Oncology PLLC, practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $79,308 for 363 patients in 2024, with only 30 Part D claims. Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $330.75 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1194171298 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 6, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Apr 22, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Apr 22, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | 58117 | TN |
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery | 2086S0129X | 13402729-1205 | UT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (TN); Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (UT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 363 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 656 across 80 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $79,308 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 30 · 54 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 20 |
| Total drug cost | $6,884 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
Medical group
- Tennessee Oncology PLLCNashville, TN · 358 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ascension Saint Thomas HospitalNashville, TN
- Tristar Centennial Medical CenterNashville, TN
- Tristar Horizon Medical CenterDickson, TN
- Tristar Summit Medical CenterHermitage, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$330.75 · 11 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$698.56 · 18 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $106.71 | 2 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $78.77 | 2 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $36.49 | 2 |
| Innovation Technologies Inc | $24.90 | 1 |
| Surmodics, Inc. | $23.21 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$330.75 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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