What is Joseph Nelson's specialty?

Joseph Nelson (NPI 1538132279) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Bryant, AR.

Where does Joseph Nelson practice?

Joseph Nelson practices in Bryant, AR, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1538132279.

How much does Medicare pay Joseph Nelson?

Joseph Nelson (NPI 1538132279) received approximately $75K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 341 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1538132279

Joseph NelsonMD

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Family PracticeBryant, ARI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,921

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,316

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$64K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,065 Family Practice providers in AR — top quintile (cohort median 1,089).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

8,952

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$659K

Distinct drugs

144

Brand share

22.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium380 claims

Amlodipine Besylate342 claims

Omeprazole327 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium307 claims

Metformin Hcl249 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$395

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$395

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$395

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joseph 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	201	601
BAPTIST HEALTH	45	96
SALINE HOSPITAL LLC	31	107
BAPTIST HEALTH	20	60
Bib, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Little Rock, AR	17	30
Shelley Payne Nurse Practitioner · Bryant, AR	11	55

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.

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