What is Mark Nelson's specialty?

Mark Nelson (NPI 1245341601) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Lajolla, CA.

Where does Mark Nelson practice?

Mark Nelson practices in Lajolla, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1245341601.

How much does Medicare pay Mark Nelson?

Mark Nelson (NPI 1245341601) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 174 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1245341601

Mark NelsonMD

PRACTICEMARK C. NELSON, MD, INCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryLajolla, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

268

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

300

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$29K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,921 Orthopedic Surgery providers in CA — below median (cohort median 1,100).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

231

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin96 claims

Celecoxib22 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate13 claims

Finasteride13 claims

Lisinopril13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$21

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$21

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$21

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (3)

CCN 050324

Hospital

CCN 050424

Hospital

CCN 050503

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mark 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). 0 inbound referrers · 1 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Arthroscopic & Laser Surgery Center Of San Diego Lp Ambulatory Surgical Center · San Diego, CA	14	41

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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