PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1982653317

Christopher NelsonM.D.

PRACTICECHRISTOPHER G. NELSON, M.D., P.A.See all providers at this practice →

DermatologySt Petersburg, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

6,305

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

29,703

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$518K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,045 Dermatology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 3,561).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,677

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$44K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocortisone301 claims

Triamcinolone Acetonide273 claims

Ketoconazole203 claims

Fluocinonide147 claims

Betamethasone Valerate131 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$118

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$118

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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST. ANTHONYS HOSPITAL, INC.	85	135
WEST FLORIDA - PPH, LLC	52	73
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	49	76
International Medical Laboratory Inc Clinical Laboratory · Sarasota, FL	39	65
OHI WEST, INC	34	46
David Mendelblatt Ophthalmology · St Petersburg, FL	33	45
David Hall Ophthalmology · St Petersburg, FL	25	30
Michael Zimmer Internal Medicine · St Petersburg, FL	24	97
MCNEEL, HARRY	22	54
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	20	36
Matthew Rahaim Diagnostic Radiology · St Petersburg, FL	18	18
John Bertozzi Diagnostic Radiology · St Petersburg, FL	18	21

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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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history