Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 208
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 100
- Part D claims, 2024
- 183
- MIPS score, 2024
- 82
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 9430 Parkwest Blvd, Suite 210, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Practice phone
- Call (865) 531-0494
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Knoxville, Tennessee
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Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Nelson practices at Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1194220095, was assigned on March 24, 2018. Dr. Nelson holds Tennessee license 70805.
- NPI
- 1194220095NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163752833
- NPI enumeration date
- March 24, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (865) 531-0494
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson practices at Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville, at 9430 Parkwest Blvd, Suite 210, Knoxville, TN 37923. The practice phone is (865) 531-0494.
- Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville9430 Parkwest Blvd, Suite 210, Knoxville, TN 37923Phone(865) 531-0494
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Nelson is also affiliated with Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. The medical group on file is Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson is one of 380 orthopedic surgeons in Tennessee
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, TennesseePrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024
CMS data shows 208 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 100 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,617 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2024
- Office and hospital visits142
- Imaging66
Dr. Nelson compared with the Tennessee median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nelson
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 208vs 1,59587% below
- Medicare patients
- 100vs 29066% below
- Part D claims
- 147vs 23237% below
Medians across 392 orthopedic surgeons in Tennessee 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. Lauren Michelle Nelson treated 100 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 50 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.10, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 68, with 56% women.
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
- Women6363%
- Men3737%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes33%
- Mood disorders33%
- Depression30%
- Anxiety27%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
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 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson wrote 183 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 183 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 147 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $671 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 65 claims across 3 drugs.
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic181 claims99%
- Brand-name and other2 claims1%
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%66 of 183 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: 652024: 147126%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 3 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
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 26 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Nelson, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nelson's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 82of 100Final score
- 65.3of 100Quality
- 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 77of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nelson ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Spinal fusion
- 55th percentile49 procedures
- Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
- 56th percentile26 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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Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson received $60,401 in industry payments from 2022 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 17 drug and device companies from 2022 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $53,704.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2022 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2022 to 2025
- Grants$50,00083%
- Travel and lodging$5,92810%
- Food and beverage$4,1807%
- Education$2930%
Companies that paid Dr. Nelson the most, 2022 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Lauren Michelle 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)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) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's NPI number is 1194220095. It was assigned on March 24, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson?
Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson is an orthopedic surgeon in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 9430 Parkwest Blvd, Suite 210, Knoxville, TN 37923. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Parkwest Surgery Center - Knoxville in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (865) 531-0494.
What is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Tennessee license 70805.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson affiliated with?
Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to Select Physical Therapy. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelson to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 208 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson's MIPS score?
Dr. Nelson's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson see?
CMS counts 100 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and diagnostic imaging (72110).
What drugs does Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Methylprednisolone and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $60,401 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 17 companies from 2022 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lauren Michelle Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
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