Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson, MD

  • North Sioux City, SD
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1922204239PAC ID8628234770
Medicare services, 2024
1,681
Medicare patients, 2024
452
Part D claims, 2024
840
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$4,100
Practice address
575 Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049
Practice phone
Call (605) 217-2667
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Primary practice

Cnos

North Sioux City, South Dakota

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Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in North Sioux City, South Dakota

Dr. Nelson practices at Cnos in North Sioux City, South Dakota.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1922204239, was assigned on June 23, 2007. Dr. Nelson holds South Dakota license 8778.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8628234770
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2007
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(605) 217-2667
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

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

Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson practices at Cnos in North Sioux City, South Dakota

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Cnos, at 575 Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049 in Union County. The practice phone is (605) 217-2667.

  • Cnos
    575 Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049 · Union CountyPhone(605) 217-2667

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

Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Cnos in North Sioux City, South Dakota. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's. The medical group on file is CNOS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, 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. Daniel Richard Nelson's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CnosAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson is one of 113 orthopedic surgeons in South Dakota

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Nelson's licenses on file in 2 states: South Dakota and Iowa.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 8778 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Iowa licenseLicense 40898

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Nelson

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Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson billed Medicare for 1,681 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,681 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 452 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $184,279 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,681
Medicare patients452
Paid by Medicare$184,279
Procedure codes16

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 4692024: 54216%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4582024: 4482%
Imaging
2023: 4212024: 4384%
Surgery
2023: 2422024: 2535%

Where Dr. Nelson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,40884%
  • In a facility27316%

Dr. Nelson compared with the South Dakota median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Nelson
  • South Dakota median
Medicare services
1,681vs 5822.9 times
Medicare patients
452vs 24287% above
Part D claims
755vs 799.6 times

Medians across 116 orthopedic surgeons in South Dakota 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. Daniel Richard Nelson treated 452 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 452 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 248 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 69, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 2024452
Average age74
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women28363%
  • Men16937%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes25%
  5. Anxiety23%
  6. Chronic kidney disease23%
  7. Mood disorders22%
  8. Depression20%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Nelson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men42%

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

Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson wrote 840 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 840 Medicare Part D claims for 317 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 755 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,863 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 582 claims across 9 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024840
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$1,863
Part D patients317

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

  • Generic837 claims100%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims0%

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

  • Opioids14%120 of 840 claims
  • Antibiotics61%514 of 840 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: 5822024: 75530%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 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. Daniel Richard Nelson ranks in the 98th percentile for hip replacement in Medicare

CMS counts 110 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Nelson, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Hip replacement
98th percentile110 procedures
Knee replacement
89th percentile79 procedures

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Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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)

Source: Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson received $4,100 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 54% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $3,526.

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

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

$4.1Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,22754%
  • Travel and lodging$1,87346%

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

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

Sources for Dr. Daniel Richard 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 Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson's NPI number?

Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson's NPI number is 1922204239. It was assigned on June 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson?

Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in North Sioux City, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson practice?

Dr. Nelson practices at 575 Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Cnos in North Sioux City, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 4 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (605) 217-2667.

What is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson's medical license number?

Dr. Nelson holds South Dakota license 8778, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Nelson in South Dakota and Iowa.

Which hospitals is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson affiliated with?

Dr. Nelson is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson part of?

Dr. Nelson is linked to CNOS. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 1,681 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson see?

CMS counts 452 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3301), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (73502).

What drugs does Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amoxicillin, Meloxicam and Clindamycin HCl.

Has Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,100 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Daniel Richard Nelson been practicing?

Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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