Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr., MD

  • Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Dermatopathology physician
NPI1982653317PAC ID9234142852
Medicare services, 2024
29,703
Medicare patients, 2024
1,489
Part D claims, 2024
1,750
Publications
4
MIPS score, 2024
75
Practice address
350 6th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4449
Practice phone
Call (727) 895-8131
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Primary practice

Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a.

Dermatology practice · Saint Petersburg, Florida

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Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. is a dermatopathology physician in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Dr. Nelson practices at Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a. in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1982653317, was assigned on May 10, 2006. Dr. Nelson graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Nelson holds Florida license ME9131.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9234142852
NPI enumeration date
May 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(727) 895-8131
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. practices at Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a. in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a., at 350 6th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4449. The practice phone is (727) 895-8131.

  • Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a.
    350 6th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4449Phone(727) 895-8131

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a. in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital. The medical group on file is Nelson Dermatology.

Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a.Dermatology practice · Saint Petersburg, FloridaPrimary
BayCare St. Joseph's HospitalAcute care hospital, Tampa, FLNelson DermatologyDermatology group, Saint Petersburg, FL

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s practice

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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a.Available with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. is one of 42 dermatopathology physicians in Florida

Dermatopathology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0900X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatopathology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME9131 · 2005 to 2027 · taxonomy 207ND0900X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, facial skin infection, hives, itchy rashes and joint cyst among the conditions Dr. Nelson treats.

Dermatopathology physicians near Dr. Nelson

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42dermatopathology physicians in Florida
2dermatopathology physicians in Saint Petersburg

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. billed Medicare for 29,703 services in 2024

CMS data shows 29,703 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,489 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $518,377 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202429,703
Medicare patients1,489
Paid by Medicare$518,377
Procedure codes22

Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Surgery26,954
  2. Office and hospital visits2,613
  3. Drugs given in the office84
  4. Lab and pathology40
  5. Tests and treatments12

Dr. Nelson compared with the Florida median for dermatopathology physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Nelson
  • Florida median
Medicare services
29,703vs 3,4258.7 times
Medicare patients
1,489vs 1,34611% above
Part D claims
1,677vs 1988.5 times

Medians across 41 dermatopathology physicians in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. treated 1,489 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,489 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 641 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 68, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,489
Average age76
Average risk score1.01

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women72349%
  • Men76651%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis45%
  4. Ischemic heart disease28%
  5. Chronic kidney disease22%
  6. Anxiety18%
  7. Cancer17%
  8. Diabetes17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Nelson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. wrote 1,750 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 1,750 Medicare Part D claims for 696 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,677 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $44,477 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 20241,750
Drugs named by CMS21
Total drug cost$44,477
Part D patients696

Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,725 claims99%
  • Brand-name25 claims1%

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

  • Antibiotics11%197 of 1,750 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

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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. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 4,454 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Nelson, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
99th percentile4,454 procedures
Skin biopsy
99th percentile1,286 procedures
Removal or shaving of skin growth
94th percentile414 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. has 4 publications on record

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Nelson, published from 2011 to 2017. 2011 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Stereoisomerism and Molecular Structure. Dr. Nelson has published most often in J Org Chem. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are George Franklin Cohen, MD, Thomas J. Hagele and Christopher G. Nelson, MD.

Papers4
Years published2011 to 2017

Topics Dr. Nelson writes about most

  • Stereoisomerism
  • Molecular Structure

Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Nelson

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. received $118 in industry payments in 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Nelson from 1 drug or device company in 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Organogenesis Inc. paid the most, $118.

Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2024 to 2024

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. graduated from UMKC School of Medicine

Dr. Nelson graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2001.

  1. Medical schoolUMKC School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in dermatologyAmerican Board of Dermatology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers

Dr. Nelson is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • United Healthcare
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Regence Health Plans
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Plan types Dr. Nelson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO9
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO5
  5. POS5

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s NPI number?

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s NPI number is 1982653317. It was assigned on May 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.?

Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. is a dermatopathology physician in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatopathology Physician (taxonomy code 207ND0900X).

Where does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. practice?

Dr. Nelson practices at 350 6th St S, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701-4449. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Christopher G. Nelson, M.d., P.a. in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

What is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (727) 895-8131.

What is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s medical license number?

Dr. Nelson holds Florida license ME9131.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. affiliated with?

Dr. Nelson is affiliated with BayCare St. Joseph's Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. part of?

Dr. Nelson is linked to Nelson Dermatology.

Does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 29,703 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr.'s MIPS score?

Dr. Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. see?

CMS counts 1,489 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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Is Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. board certified?

Yes. Dr. Nelson is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology.

What services does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. go to medical school?

Dr. Nelson graduated from UMKC School of Medicine in 2001.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocortisone, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Ketoconazole.

Has Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $118 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 1 company from 2024 to 2024. The largest total came from Organogenesis Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. been practicing?

Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. do research?

Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Nelson, published from 2011 to 2017.

Who does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. publish with?

Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are George Franklin Cohen, MD (1 shared paper), Thomas J. Hagele (1 shared paper) and Christopher G. Nelson, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Christopher Grant Nelson Jr. accept?

Dr. Nelson is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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