Gregory Arnold Nelson
- Medicare services, 2024
- 6,150
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 2,180
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,049
- MIPS score, 2024
- 91
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 5127 Highway 17th Byp, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 259-3080
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC
Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
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Gregory Arnold Nelson is an ophthalmologist in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Gregory Nelson practices at Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina.
Gregory Nelson's NPI, 1043221351, was assigned on August 11, 2006. Gregory Nelson graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1993. Gregory Nelson holds Illinois license 036095140.
- NPI
- 1043221351NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618143710
- NPI enumeration date
- August 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 259-3080
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 59
- Medical school graduation
- 1993
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Gregory Arnold Nelson practices at Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina
Gregory Nelson's primary practice is Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC, at 5127 Highway 17th Byp, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 in Horry County. The practice phone is (847) 259-3080.
- Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC5127 Highway 17th Byp, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576 · Horry CountyPhone(847) 259-3080
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Gregory Arnold Nelson is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Gregory Nelson's primary practice is Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Gregory Nelson is also affiliated with Ascension Saint Alexius. Dmand AI also links Gregory Nelson to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Gregory Arnold Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Gregory Nelson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC | 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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Gregory Arnold Nelson is one of 269 ophthalmologists in South Carolina
Ophthalmology is Gregory Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Gregory Nelson is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Gregory Arnold Nelson billed Medicare for 6,150 services in 2024
CMS data shows 6,150 Medicare services from Gregory Nelson across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,180 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $587,529 for them.
Gregory Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3,5302024: 3,5581%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2,1002024: 1,9467%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5332024: 5605%
- Imaging
- 2023: 702024: 5423%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 32
Where Gregory Nelson's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office5,66992%
- In a facility4818%
Gregory Nelson compared with the South Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Gregory Nelson
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 6,150vs 2,4462.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 2,180vs 8812.5 times
- Part D claims
- 4,940vs 7486.6 times
Medians across 277 ophthalmologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Gregory 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
Gregory Arnold Nelson treated 2,180 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 2,180 Medicare patients who saw Gregory Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 1,039 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Gregory Nelson's median patient age at 77, with 57% women.
Gregory Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Gregory Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1,35862%
- Men82238%
Chronic conditions among Gregory Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Ischemic heart disease29%
- Diabetes28%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
- Anxiety18%
- Atrial fibrillation18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Gregory 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 77
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Gregory Arnold Nelson wrote 5,049 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Gregory Nelson wrote 5,049 Medicare Part D claims for 972 patients. 59% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,940 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $577,385 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,767 claims across 30 drugs.
Gregory Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,976 claims59%
- Brand-name2,073 claims41%
Gregory 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,7672024: 4,9404%
Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 30 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
Gregory Arnold Nelson scored 91 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Gregory Nelson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Gregory Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 538 procedures of cataract surgery by Gregory Nelson, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Gregory Nelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 91of 100Final score
- 90.1of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 79of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Gregory Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 96th percentile538 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Gregory Arnold Nelson received $6,599 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 268 general payments to Gregory Nelson from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $1,626.
General payments to Gregory Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Gregory Nelson by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,51699%
- Gifts$451%
- Education$381%
Companies that paid Gregory Nelson the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Gregory Arnold Nelson graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Gregory Nelson graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1993.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Gregory Arnold 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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Gregory Arnold Nelson's NPI number?
Gregory Arnold Nelson's NPI number is 1043221351. It was assigned on August 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What does Gregory Arnold Nelson specialize in?
Gregory Arnold Nelson is an ophthalmologist in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Gregory Arnold Nelson practice?
Gregory Nelson practices at 5127 Highway 17th Byp, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576. Gregory Nelson's primary practice is Arlington Heights Surgery Center, LLC in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Gregory Nelson to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Gregory Arnold Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Gregory Nelson is (847) 259-3080.
What is Gregory Arnold Nelson's medical license number?
Gregory Nelson holds Illinois license 036095140.
Which hospitals is Gregory Arnold Nelson affiliated with?
Gregory Nelson is affiliated with Ascension Saint Alexius.
Does Gregory Arnold Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Gregory Nelson billed Medicare for 6,150 services in 2024, and Gregory Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Gregory Arnold Nelson's MIPS score?
Gregory Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 91 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Gregory Arnold Nelson see?
CMS counts 2,180 Medicare patients who saw Gregory Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Gregory Arnold Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Gregory Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92083).
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Where did Gregory Arnold Nelson go to medical school?
Gregory Nelson graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 1993.
What drugs does Gregory Arnold Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Gregory Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Timolol Maleate.
Has Gregory Arnold Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,599 in general payments to Gregory Nelson from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Gregory Arnold Nelson been practicing?
Gregory Nelson graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.
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