Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,632
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 636
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,898
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 7777 Hennessey Blvd, Suite 5000, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Practice phone
- Call (225) 214-6688
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson is an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dr. Nelson practices at Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1912298167, was assigned on April 22, 2011. Dr. Nelson graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2011. Dr. Nelson holds Louisiana license 207711.
- NPI
- 1912298167NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3274845607
- NPI enumeration date
- April 22, 2011
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (225) 214-6688
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 41
- Medical school graduation
- 2011
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson practices at Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge, at 7777 Hennessey Blvd, Suite 5000, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. The practice phone is (225) 214-6688.
- Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge7777 Hennessey Blvd, Suite 5000, Baton Rouge, LA 70808Phone(225) 214-6688
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is LSU Healthcare Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, 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. Daniel Hector Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson is one of 264 ophthalmologists in Louisiana
Ophthalmology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, LouisianaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson billed Medicare for 1,632 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,632 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 636 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $140,359 for them.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,1972024: 1,1544%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2202024: 33753%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1412024: 1308%
- Imaging
- 2023: 132024: 1115%
Where Dr. Nelson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,50292%
- In a facility1308%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Louisiana median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 1,632vs 1,12046% above
- Medicare patients
- 636vs 44144% above
- Part D claims
- 2,767vs 7563.7 times
Medians across 274 ophthalmologists in Louisiana 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. Daniel Hector Nelson treated 636 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 636 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 335 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 70, with 58% women.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women38460%
- Men25240%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis47%
- Diabetes31%
- Anxiety26%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders22%
- Depression21%
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 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson wrote 2,898 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 2,898 Medicare Part D claims for 602 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,767 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $724,394 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,441 claims across 37 drugs.
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,560 claims54%
- Brand-name1,338 claims46%
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
- Antibiotics3%87 of 2,898 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: 2,4412024: 2,76713%
Drugs named by CMS: 36 in 2024, 37 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. Daniel Hector Nelson scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 104 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Nelson, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 83.1of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 75th percentile104 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. Daniel Hector Nelson received $7,318 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 221 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 28 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $3,288.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
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. Daniel Hector Nelson graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Dr. Nelson graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2011.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Daniel Hector 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (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. Daniel Hector Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson's NPI number is 1912298167. It was assigned on April 22, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson?
Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson is an ophthalmologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 7777 Hennessey Blvd, Suite 5000, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Regional Eye Surgery Center - Baton Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (225) 214-6688.
What is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Louisiana license 207711.
Which hospitals is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to LSU Healthcare Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 1,632 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson's MIPS score?
Dr. Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson see?
CMS counts 636 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99213) and eye exam or test (92012).
Where did Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson go to medical school?
Dr. Nelson graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport in 2011.
What drugs does Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost and Dorzolamide-Timolol.
Has Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,318 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 28 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. Daniel Hector Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.
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