Dr. Anthony A. Nelson, MD

Dr. Nelson practices at Stellar Surgical Specialties, Inc. in Rancho Mirage, California.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1467530576, was assigned on November 2, 2006. Dr. Nelson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1986. Dr. Nelson holds California license G61216.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Stellar Surgical Specialties, Inc., at 69780 Stellar Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (760) 424-3399.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Stellar Surgical Specialties, Inc. in Rancho Mirage, California. The medical group on file is Anthony Nelson, MD. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more physician office, 1 ambulatory surgery center and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Nelson's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Washington.

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Nelson treats.

CMS data shows 418 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 157 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,057 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 157 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 68 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 73, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 8,395 Medicare Part D claims for 624 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,250 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $282,551 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,919 claims across 45 drugs.

Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $2,189.

Dr. Nelson graduated from Keck School of Medicine of USC in 1986.

Dr. Nelson is in network with 4 carriers, including Aetna, CMS Medicare and Humana. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.