Dr. Scott Gregory Nelson, MD

Dr. Nelson practices at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1295061216, was assigned on October 27, 2009. Dr. Nelson holds Minnesota license 1234.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Abbott Northwestern Hospital, at 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 863-4000.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with United Hospital. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 374 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $27,670 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 43 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.62, 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 62, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 16 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $296 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 16 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 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 Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Nelson from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $19.