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Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson, DO
NPI1467802629PAC ID5597050260
- Medicare services, 2024
- 747
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 303
- Part D claims, 2024
- 431
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 94
- Practice address
- 100 Gross Crescent Cir, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742
- Practice phone
- Call (706) 858-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed)
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
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Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson is an internist in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Dr. Nelson practices at CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1467802629, was assigned on June 20, 2016. Dr. Nelson holds Tennessee license 3768.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1467802629NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5597050260
- NPI enumeration date
- June 20, 2016
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (706) 858-2000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 36
- Medical school graduation
- 2016
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson practices at CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed), at 100 Gross Crescent Cir, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 in Catoosa County. The practice phone is (706) 858-2000.
- CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed)100 Gross Crescent Cir, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 · Catoosa CountyPhone(706) 858-2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. The medical group on file is Memorial Health Partners Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed)Primary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson'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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed) | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson is one of 3,575 internists in Georgia
Internal medicine is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, TennesseePrimary
Internists near Dr. Nelson
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
3,575internists in Georgia
7internists in Fort Oglethorpe
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson billed Medicare for 747 services in 2024
CMS data shows 747 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,498 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 2024747
Medicare patients303
Paid by Medicare$55,498
Procedure codes4
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7592024: 7472%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Georgia median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Georgia median
- Medicare services
- 747vs 53639% above
- Medicare patients
- 303vs 19456% above
- Part D claims
- 218vs 33936% below
Medians across 3,344 internists in Georgia 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. Samuel Gower Nelson treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 96 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.50, 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 77, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024303
Average age77
Average risk score2.50
Also on Medicaid21%
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16153%
- Men14247%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Ischemic heart disease55%
- Chronic kidney disease54%
- Atrial fibrillation50%
- Mood disorders50%
- Heart failure49%
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 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson wrote 431 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 431 Medicare Part D claims for 205 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 218 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $11,677 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 131 claims across 8 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024431
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$11,677
Part D patients205
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic386 claims90%
- Brand-name and other45 claims10%
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
- Opioids6%25 of 431 claims
- Antibiotics19%81 of 431 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: 1312024: 21866%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 8 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. Samuel Gower Nelson scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 94of 100Final score
- 92.6of 100Quality
- 93of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nelson in 2024. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-author is Jayant Prasad Agarwal.
Papers1
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. Samuel Gower Nelson received $156 in industry payments from 2017 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $83.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2017 to 2022
Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2017 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Samuel Gower 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson's NPI number is 1467802629. It was assigned on June 20, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson?
Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson is an internist in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 100 Gross Crescent Cir, Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is CommonSpirit Memorial Hospital North Georgia (Closed) in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (706) 858-2000.
What is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Tennessee license 3768.
Which hospitals is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson is affiliated with CommonSpirit - Memorial Hospital - Chattanooga. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to Memorial Health Partners Foundation.
Does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 747 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson's MIPS score?
Dr. Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson see?
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 77.
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What services does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99239) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
What drugs does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Amlodipine Besylate and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $156 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 6 companies from 2017 to 2022. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
How long has Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.
Does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nelson.
Who does Dr. Samuel Gower Nelson publish with?
Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are Jayant Prasad Agarwal (1 shared paper).
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