Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 157
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 86
- Part D claims, 2024
- 118
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102
- Practice phone
- Call (702) 383-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Nelson practices at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, NV.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1447660097, was assigned on May 5, 2014. Dr. Nelson holds Nevada license DO2610.
- NPI
- 1447660097NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1153541909
- NPI enumeration date
- May 5, 2014
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (702) 383-2000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson practices at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is University Medical Center, at 1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102 in Clark County. The practice phone is (702) 383-2000.
- University Medical Center1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102 · Clark CountyPhone(702) 383-2000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, NV. The medical group on file is University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC). Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Nelson's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| University Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson is one of 153 orthopedic surgeons in Nevada
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Nevada.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, NevadaPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Nelson
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson billed Medicare for 157 services in 2024
CMS data shows 157 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 86 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,709 for them.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Imaging
- 2023: 382024: 80111%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 762024: 771%
- Surgery
- 2023: 122024: 0100%
Where Dr. Nelson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office13083%
- In a facility2717%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Nevada median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Nevada median
- Medicare services
- 157vs 1,17087% below
- Medicare patients
- 86vs 22261% below
- Part D claims
- 49vs 7232% below
Medians across 132 orthopedic surgeons in Nevada 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. Karen Eileen Nelson treated 86 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 86 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 29% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, 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 66, with 61% women.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6070%
- Men2630%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis67%
- Mood disorders56%
- Depression49%
- Anxiety48%
- Diabetes40%
- Ischemic heart disease35%
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 66
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women61%
- Men38%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson wrote 118 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 118 Medicare Part D claims for 49 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 49 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $515 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 22 claims across 1 drug.
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic116 claims98%
- Brand-name and other2 claims2%
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
- Opioids36%42 of 118 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: 222024: 49123%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 1 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
How Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson takes part in Medicare
Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nelson in 2020. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are Shariff K. Bishai, DO, James D. Bookout, MD and Vishnu Choudhary Potini, MD.
Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors
- Shariff K. Bishai, DO1 shared paper
- James D. Bookout, MD1 shared paper
- Vishnu Choudhary Potini, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Nelson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson received $34,890 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 172 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 22 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 37% of the total. Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. paid the most, $14,740.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Education$12,78937%
- Consulting fees$11,16532%
- Food and beverage$7,97823%
- Travel and lodging$2,9588%
Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Karen Eileen 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Karen Eileen Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson's NPI number is 1447660097. It was assigned on May 5, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson?
Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in Las Vegas, Nevada. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 1800 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89102. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, part of Clark County, NV. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (702) 383-2000.
What is Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Nevada license DO2610.
Which hospitals is Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson practices at University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What medical group is Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC). Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 157 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson see?
CMS counts 86 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 74.
What services does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), diagnostic imaging (73502) and diagnostic imaging (73552).
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What drugs does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Methocarbamol and Ibuprofen.
Has Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $34,890 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 22 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
How long has Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nelson.
Who does Dr. Karen Eileen Nelson publish with?
Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are Shariff K. Bishai, DO (1 shared paper), James D. Bookout, MD (1 shared paper) and Vishnu Choudhary Potini, MD (1 shared paper).
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