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Thomas Erl Nelson, M.D.

NPI 1386753895ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Tucson, AZ

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Tucson, Arizona, licensed in MN and AZ, with an NPI issued in August 2006. 215 Medicare patients in 2024, $89,291 paid; nearly all of their 618 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Medline Industries LP reported $18.25 in payments in 2024, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1386753895
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 29, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 29, 2020
Certified by providerMay 29, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X32898MN
Orthopaedic Surgery207X00000X56958AZ

About license numbers in NPPES

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)Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients215
Services billed6,782 across 53 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$89,291

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)618 · 702 30-day fills
Patients179
Total drug cost$10,495
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2024$18.25 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2024

CompanyAmountPayments
Medline Industries LP$18.251

What the 2024 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$18.25 · 1 payment

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

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