What is Christopher Nelson's specialty?

Christopher Nelson (NPI 1225035215) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nurse Practitioner in Sioux Falls, SD.

Where does Christopher Nelson practice?

Christopher Nelson practices in Sioux Falls, SD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1225035215.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Nelson?

Christopher Nelson (NPI 1225035215) received approximately $23K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 217 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1225035215

Christopher NelsonCNP

Nurse PractitionerSioux Falls, SDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

246

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

275

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$18K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 898 Nurse Practitioner providers in SD — above median (cohort median 202).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$87

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Tramadol Hcl23 claims

Amoxicillin18 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.8

Quality

78.8

Cost

70.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.41%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$190

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$164

Education$26

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$164

Education$26

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 430027

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Nelson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 3 inbound referrers · 19 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK	24	50
Bryan Barness Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	15	21
Charles Flohr Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	11	14

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER	336	1,407
Brian Aamlid Orthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls, SD	251	867
Kari Gill Physician Assistant · Sioux Falls, SD	73	98
Matthew Hayes Diagnostic Radiology · Winona, MN	38	61
AVERA MCKENNAN	30	61
Meredith Hayes Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	28	51
SANFORD HEALTH NETWORK	27	90
Susan Duffek Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	23	31
Uma Motapothula Hospitalist · Sioux Falls, SD	20	34
Sanford Medical Center Clinical Laboratory · Sioux Falls, SD	17	54
Richard Brue Hospitalist · Sioux Falls, SD	16	28
Charles Flohr Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	15	19

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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