What is Norman Nelson's specialty?

Norman Nelson (NPI 1518995810) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Macon, GA.

Where does Norman Nelson practice?

Norman Nelson practices in Macon, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518995810.

How much does Medicare pay Norman Nelson?

Norman Nelson (NPI 1518995810) received approximately $1.7M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 633 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518995810

Norman NelsonM.D.

OphthalmologyMacon, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,724

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

6,861

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 428 Ophthalmology providers in GA — top quintile (cohort median 1,999).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

291

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$13K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

14.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate97 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine64 claims

Atropine Sulfate40 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl32 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

99.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$120

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$120

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$120

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Norman 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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	124	244
THE MEDICAL CENTER OF CENTRAL GEORGIA INC	96	252
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	36	108
Johnny Gayton Ophthalmology · Warner Robins, GA	32	147
NAVICENT HEALTH OCONEE, LLC	27	87
Alan Justice Internal Medicine · Macon, GA	20	53
C Mcquaig Ophthalmology · Milledgeville, GA	20	56
Noman Malik Diagnostic Radiology · Moultrie, GA	16	32
QDX PATH ALLIANCE, PC	16	25
NPI 1104828490	15	32
Joseph Jones Ophthalmology · Macon, GA	14	18
Paul Smaha Podiatry · Macon, GA	12	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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