Dr. Joshua James Nelson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 48
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 58
- Part D claims, 2024
- 65
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $4,100
- Practice address
- 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013
- Practice phone
- Call (602) 406-8225
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Joshua James Nelson is a plastic surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Nelson practices at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, part of CommonSpirit Health.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1669811121, was assigned on June 18, 2013. Dr. Nelson graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013. Dr. Nelson holds Arizona license 60882.
- NPI
- 1669811121NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628207198
- NPI enumeration date
- June 18, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (602) 406-8225
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joshua James Nelson practices at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, at 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013 in Maricopa County. The practice phone is (602) 406-8225.
- Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013 · Maricopa CountyPhone(602) 406-8225
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joshua James Nelson is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix. The medical group on file is St. Joseph's Faculty Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joshua James Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joshua James Nelson is one of 126 plastic surgeons in Arizona
Plastic surgery is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208200000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Arizona.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic surgery, ArizonaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua James Nelson billed Medicare for 48 services in 2024
CMS data shows 48 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 58 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $6,689 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 272024: 4878%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Arizona median for plastic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Arizona median
- Medicare services
- 48vs 7838% below
- Medicare patients
- 58vs 638% below
- Part D claims
- 28vs 3315% below
Medians across 106 plastic surgeons in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joshua James Nelson treated 58 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 39 patients. 60% of them have high cholesterol, and 57% have cancer. Their average risk score is 0.87, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 50, with 92% women.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol60%
- Cancer57%
- High blood pressure52%
- Arthritis45%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression28%
- Anxiety26%
- Diabetes19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nelson's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women92%
- Men7%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua James Nelson wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 28 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $389 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 141 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic52 claims80%
- Brand-name13 claims20%
Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Nelson's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics58%38 of 65 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1412024: 2880%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joshua James Nelson ranks in the 64th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 11 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Nelson, more than 64% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 64th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joshua James Nelson received $4,100 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 49 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Integra LifeSciences Corporation paid the most, $810.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,33681%
- Education$54913%
- Device or supply loans$2155%
Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joshua James Nelson graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin
Dr. Nelson graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joshua James Nelson's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joshua James Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Joshua James Nelson's NPI number is 1669811121. It was assigned on June 18, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joshua James Nelson?
Dr. Joshua James Nelson is a plastic surgeon in Phoenix, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208200000X).
Where does Dr. Joshua James Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 350 West Thomas Road, Phoenix, AZ 85013. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, part of CommonSpirit Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Joshua James Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (602) 406-8225.
What is Dr. Joshua James Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Arizona license 60882.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joshua James Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson practices at Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Select Specialty Hospital - Phoenix. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joshua James Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to St. Joseph's Faculty Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joshua James Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 48 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joshua James Nelson see?
CMS counts 58 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 70.
What services does Dr. Joshua James Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99205) and office visit, established patient (99214).
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Where did Dr. Joshua James Nelson go to medical school?
Dr. Nelson graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Joshua James Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Doxycycline Hyclate and Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass.
Has Dr. Joshua James Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,100 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Integra LifeSciences Corporation.
How long has Dr. Joshua James Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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