Dr. Peter Scott Nelson, MD

Dr. Nelson practices at CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1295926574, was assigned on August 5, 2007. Dr. Nelson graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Nelson's Texas license number on file is M9537.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth, at 2830 Calder Avenue, Beaumont, TX 77702 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (409) 892-7171.

Dr. Nelson's primary practice is CHRISTUS Southeast Texas St. Elizabeth in Beaumont, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is Beaumont Dermatology and Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Nelson's licenses on file in 2 states: Texas and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acne, acute skin infection, benign or precancerous skin growths, cancerous skin growth removal, cold sores or genital herpes, contact dermatitis, hives and itchy rashes among the conditions Dr. Nelson treats.

CMS data shows 4,300 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 756 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $149,120 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 756 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 446 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 66, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 2,256 Medicare Part D claims for 714 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,064 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $832,528 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,807 claims across 30 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Nelson for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Nelson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 1,260 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Nelson, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Nelson. Dr. Nelson's most frequent co-author is Ernest Sai-Yun Chiu, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 332 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $3,112.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Nelson.

Dr. Nelson graduated from LSU Health Shreveport School of Medicine in 2004. Dr. Nelson is a member of AAD.

Dr. Nelson is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.