What is Nelson Klaus's specialty?

Nelson Klaus (NPI 1407803448) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Wilmington, NC.

Where does Nelson Klaus practice?

Nelson Klaus practices in Wilmington, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407803448.

How much does Medicare pay Nelson Klaus?

Nelson Klaus (NPI 1407803448) received approximately $13K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 108 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407803448

Nelson KlausOD

PRACTICENELSON C KLAUS JR ODSee all providers at this practice →

OptometryWilmington, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

227

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

252

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$11K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — above median (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$226

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost19 claims

Timolol Maleate12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$488

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$488

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$488

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Nelson Klaus'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). 1 inbound referrers · 4 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	24	65

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	43	83
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	29	46
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	22	44
Katherine Ochsner Ophthalmology · Wilmington, NC	17	28

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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