Dr. Benjamin Jon Nelson, MD

Dr. Nelson practices at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1023375011, was assigned on April 16, 2012. Dr. Nelson holds New York license 280945.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital, at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (585) 922-4000.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Strong Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Rochester General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 3 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Urology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in New York.

CMS data shows 780 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 412 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,893 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 412 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 142 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 71, with 24% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 577 Medicare Part D claims for 251 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 457 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $126,498 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 489 claims across 15 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of prostate resection by Dr. Nelson, more than 92% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Nelson in 2016. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-authors are James Dolan, MD, Erdal S. Erturk, MD and Anees Ahmed Fazili, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 249 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 44 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. paid the most, $869.