Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD

Dr. Nelson practices at Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, part of Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1790078855, was assigned on May 24, 2011. Dr. Nelson graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Nelson holds Nebraska license 28939.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center, at P O Box 278, 4800 Hospital Parkway, Beatrice, NE 68310 in Gage County. The practice phone is (402) 228-3344. Dr. Nelson also practices at Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center, 4800 Hospital Pkwy, Beatrice, NE 68310.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center in Beatrice, Nebraska, part of Beatrice Community Hospital & Health Center. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Nebraska Medical Center. The medical group on file is Ear, Nose & Throat Specialties, PC. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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.

Otolaryngology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Nebraska.

CMS data shows 833 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 357 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $55,078 for them.

CMS counts 357 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 181 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 38, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 478 Medicare Part D claims for 173 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 349 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,754 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 291 claims across 14 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 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 26 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Nelson, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Nelson, published from 2016 to 2019. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications and Quality Improvement. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are Christopher Ryan Deig, MD, Avinash V. Mantravadi, MD and Peter A. Johnstone, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 159 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $972.

Dr. Nelson graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2011.