Dr. Robert E. Nelson, MD

  • Reading, PA
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1972696037PAC ID5597678896
Medicare services, 2024
514
Medicare patients, 2024
148
Part D claims, 2024
3,604
Publications
9
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
2201 Ridgewood Rd, Reading, PA 19610
Practice phone
Call (610) 378-9601
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Dgr Management Inc.

Reading, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Robert E. Nelson is a psychiatrist in Reading, Pennsylvania

Dr. Nelson practices at Dgr Management Inc. in Reading, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1972696037, was assigned on October 2, 2006. Dr. Nelson graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Nelson holds Pennsylvania license MD422537.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5597678896
NPI enumeration date
October 2, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(610) 378-9601
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert E. Nelson practices at Dgr Management Inc. in Reading, Pennsylvania

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dgr Management Inc., at 2201 Ridgewood Rd, Reading, PA 19610 in Berks County. The practice phone is (610) 378-9601.

  • Dgr Management Inc.
    2201 Ridgewood Rd, Reading, PA 19610 · Berks CountyPhone(610) 378-9601

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert E. Nelson is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dgr Management Inc. in Reading, Pennsylvania. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Reading Hospital. The medical group on file is Tower Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert E. 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.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Dgr Management Inc.Available with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Robert E. Nelson is one of 1,873 psychiatrists in Pennsylvania

Psychiatry is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dmand AI has Dr. Nelson's licenses on file in 3 states: Pennsylvania, New York and North Carolina.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD422537 · 2003 to 2026 · taxonomy 2084P0800X
  • New York license2001 to 2004
  • North Carolina license1998 to 2003

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists ADHD, adjustment disease, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia among the conditions Dr. Nelson treats.

Psychiatrists near Dr. Nelson

Counts of psychiatrists 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. Robert E. Nelson billed Medicare for 514 services in 2024

CMS data shows 514 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 148 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $28,556 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024514
Medicare patients148
Paid by Medicare$28,556
Procedure codes1

Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5242024: 5142%

Dr. Nelson compared with the Pennsylvania median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Nelson
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
514vs 1533.4 times
Medicare patients
148vs 453.3 times
Part D claims
3,415vs 19117.9 times

Medians across 2,062 psychiatrists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert E. Nelson treated 148 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 67

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 78 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 75% have mood disorders. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.20, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 47, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024148
Average age67
Average risk score1.20
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women10974%
  • Men3926%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Mood disorders75%
  3. Depression66%
  4. High blood pressure63%
  5. Anxiety57%
  6. Arthritis53%
  7. Bipolar disorder31%
  8. Diabetes23%

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 47

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert E. Nelson wrote 3,604 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 3,604 Medicare Part D claims for 259 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,415 of them, across 58 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $469,502 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,307 claims across 58 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,604
Drugs named by CMS58
Total drug cost$469,502
Part D patients259

Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic3,334 claims93%
  • Brand-name270 claims7%

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

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over8%284 of 3,604 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: 3,3072024: 3,4153%

Drugs named by CMS: 58 in 2024, 58 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Robert E. Nelson offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Nelson as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Robert E. Nelson has 9 publications on record

Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Nelson in 2003. 2003 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Amino Acid Sequence, Leishmania and Molecular Sequence Data.

Papers9

Topics Dr. Nelson writes about most

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Leishmania
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Protozoan Proteins
  • RNA Editing
  • Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Base Sequence

Recent publications by Dr. Nelson

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Dr. Robert E. Nelson received $2,764,426 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 3,954 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $739,435.

General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2016 to 2025

$2.8Min total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$2,267,76482%
  • Travel and lodging$201,5607%
  • Consulting fees$155,4446%
  • Food and beverage$78,2763%
  • Other$61,3832%

Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert E. Nelson graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine

Dr. Nelson graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolDuke University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in psychiatryAmerican Board of Psychiatry and Neurology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Robert E. Nelson accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Nelson is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Highmark. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • Highmark
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • HCSC
  • Humana
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Nelson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. EPO3
  4. HMO3
  5. POS2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Robert E. Nelson's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert E. Nelson's NPI number?

Dr. Robert E. Nelson's NPI number is 1972696037. It was assigned on October 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert E. Nelson?

Dr. Robert E. Nelson is a psychiatrist in Reading, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Robert E. Nelson practice?

Dr. Nelson practices at 2201 Ridgewood Rd, Reading, PA 19610. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Dgr Management Inc. in Reading, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Robert E. Nelson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (610) 378-9601.

What is Dr. Robert E. Nelson's medical license number?

Dr. Nelson holds Pennsylvania license MD422537, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Robert E. Nelson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Nelson in Pennsylvania (2003 to 2026), New York (2001 to 2004) and North Carolina (1998 to 2003).

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert E. Nelson affiliated with?

Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Reading Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Robert E. Nelson part of?

Dr. Nelson is linked to Tower Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Robert E. Nelson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 514 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Robert E. Nelson offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Nelson as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert E. Nelson see?

CMS counts 148 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 67.

Is Dr. Robert E. Nelson board certified?

Yes. Dr. Nelson is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

What services does Dr. Robert E. Nelson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Robert E. Nelson go to medical school?

Dr. Nelson graduated from Duke University School Of Medicine in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Robert E. Nelson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Lamotrigine, Aripiprazole and Trazodone HCl.

Has Dr. Robert E. Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,764,426 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert E. Nelson been practicing?

Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert E. Nelson do research?

Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Nelson.

What insurance does Dr. Robert E. Nelson accept?

Dr. Nelson is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Highmark. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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