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Dr. Ronald E. Nelson, DO
NPI1386605202
- Medicare services, 2023
- 32
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 23
- Part D claims, 2024
- 14
- Publications
- 1
- Industry payments
- $1,697
- Practice address
- 209 Speight Ave, Waco, TX 76706
- Practice phone
- Call (254) 710-1010
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Student Health Center
Waco, Texas
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Dr. Ronald E. Nelson is an emergency medicine physician in Waco, Texas
Dr. Nelson practices at Student Health Center in Waco, Texas.
Dr. Nelson's NPI, 1386605202, was assigned on March 30, 2006. Dr. Nelson graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991. Dr. Nelson holds Texas license J2231.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1386605202NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (254) 710-1010
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson practices at Student Health Center in Waco, Texas
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Student Health Center, at 209 Speight Ave, Waco, TX 76706 in Mclennan County. The practice phone is (254) 710-1010.
- Student Health Center209 Speight Ave, Waco, TX 76706 · Mclennan CountyPhone(254) 710-1010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Student Health Center in Waco, Texas. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Student Health CenterPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ronald E. Nelson's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelson practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Student Health Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Ronald E. Nelson is one of 4,831 emergency medicine physicians in Texas
Emergency medicine is Dr. Nelson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Nelson is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Nelson is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, TexasPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson billed Medicare for 32 services in 2023
CMS data shows 32 Medicare services from Dr. Nelson across 2 procedure codes in 2023, for 23 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,534 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202332
Medicare patients23
Paid by Medicare$3,534
Procedure codes2
Dr. Nelson's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 332023: 323%
Dr. Nelson compared with the Texas median for emergency medicine physicians, 2023
- Dr. Nelson
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 32vs 22586% below
- Medicare patients
- 23vs 20689% below
- Part D claims
- 12vs 7484% below
Medians across 4,588 emergency medicine physicians in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
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. Ronald E. Nelson treated 23 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.31, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelson's median patient age at 21, with 60% women.
Medicare patients, 202423
Average age74
Average risk score2.31
Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelson's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis61%
- Chronic kidney disease52%
- Ischemic heart disease52%
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 21
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men39%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelson wrote 14 Medicare Part D claims for 13 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $70 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 202414
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$70
Part D patients13
Dr. Nelson's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic13 claims93%
- Brand-name and other1 claims7%
Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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
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Dr. Ronald E. Nelson has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nelson.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Nelson
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson received $1,697 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Nelson from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $1,316.
General payments to Dr. Nelson by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nelson by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1.7Kin total
- Travel and lodging$1,28576%
- Food and beverage$41224%
Companies that paid Dr. 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
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Nelson graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991.
- Medical school
- Board certified in emergency medicine
- Board certified in 1992 - 2027
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson accepts plans from 14 insurance carriers
Dr. Nelson is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Baylor Scott and White
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +6 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Nelson accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO9
- PPO9
- POS5
- Medicare4
- EPO3
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Ronald E. 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson's NPI number?
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson's NPI number is 1386605202. It was assigned on March 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson?
Dr. Ronald E. Nelson is an emergency medicine physician in Waco, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson practice?
Dr. Nelson practices at 209 Speight Ave, Waco, TX 76706. Dr. Nelson's primary practice is Student Health Center in Waco, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelson to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelson is (254) 710-1010.
What is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson's medical license number?
Dr. Nelson holds Texas license J2231.
What medical group is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson part of?
Dr. Nelson is linked to Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple.
Does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelson billed Medicare for 32 services in 2023.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson see?
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelson in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Ronald E. Nelson board certified?
Yes. Dr. Nelson is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
What services does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Nelson's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99284) and emergency department visit (99285).
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Where did Dr. Ronald E. Nelson go to medical school?
Dr. Nelson graduated from Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1991.
What drugs does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson prescribe most?
In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin.
Has Dr. Ronald E. Nelson received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,697 in general payments to Dr. Nelson from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbott Laboratories.
How long has Dr. Ronald E. Nelson been practicing?
Dr. Nelson graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nelson.
What insurance does Dr. Ronald E. Nelson accept?
Dr. Nelson is in network with 14 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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