Richard Scott Nelson, PA-C

Richard Nelson practices at Digestive Health Partners - Biltmore Office in Asheville, North Carolina.

Richard Nelson's NPI, 1487736708, was assigned on October 19, 2006. Richard Nelson holds North Carolina license 0010-00306.

Richard Nelson's primary practice is Digestive Health Partners - Biltmore Office, at 191 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 254-0881.

Richard Nelson's primary practice is Digestive Health Partners - Biltmore Office in Asheville, North Carolina. Richard Nelson is also affiliated with Mission Hospital. The medical group on file is Digestive Health Partners (DHP). Dmand AI also links Richard Nelson to 1 more hospital and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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

Physician assistant is Richard Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363A00000X. Richard Nelson is licensed in North Carolina.

CMS counts 235 Medicare patients who saw Richard Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Richard Nelson's median patient age at 67, with 61% women.

In 2024, Richard Nelson wrote 1,024 Medicare Part D claims for 234 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Richard Nelson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Richard Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 18 general payments to Richard Nelson from 7 drug and device companies in 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 53% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $319.