Nelson A. Clara, PA-C

  • Houston, TX
  • Surgical physician assistant
NPI1699775361PAC ID3072653195
Medicare patients, 2024
41
Part D claims, 2024
81
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$723
Medical group
1
Practice address
1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008
Practice phone
Call (713) 448-6796
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Nelson A. Clara is a surgical physician assistant in Houston, Texas

Nelson Clara practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System.

Nelson Clara's NPI, 1699775361, was assigned on July 26, 2005. Nelson Clara holds Texas license PA00593.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072653195
NPI enumeration date
July 26, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(713) 448-6796
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Nelson A. Clara practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas

Nelson Clara's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital, at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008 in Harris County. The practice phone is (713) 448-6796.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Nelson A. Clara is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Nelson Clara's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Nelson Clara is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital. The medical group on file is Texas Surgical Associates. Dmand AI also links Nelson Clara to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Nelson A. Clara's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Nelson Clara practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Memorial Hermann Greater Heights HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Nelson A. Clara is one of 983 surgical physician assistants in Texas

Surgical is Nelson Clara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 363AS0400X. Nelson Clara is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA). Nelson Clara is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgical physician assistant, TexasPrimaryLicense PA00593 · taxonomy 363AS0400X

Surgical physician assistants near Nelson Clara

Counts of surgical physician assistants with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

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

Nelson A. Clara treated 41 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Nelson Clara in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 4.65, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Nelson Clara's median patient age at 70, with 28% women.

Medicare patients, 202441
Average age72
Average risk score4.65

Nelson Clara's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Nelson Clara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1127%
  • Men3073%

Chronic conditions among Nelson Clara's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Chronic kidney disease71%
  4. Heart failure71%
  5. Diabetes68%
  6. Ischemic heart disease66%
  7. Arthritis49%
  8. Atrial fibrillation44%

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

Nelson Clara's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women28%
  • Men70%

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

Nelson A. Clara wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Nelson Clara wrote 81 Medicare Part D claims for 50 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 65 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $625 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202481
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$625
Part D patients50

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

  • Generic78 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims4%

Nelson Clara'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.

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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

How Nelson A. Clara takes part in Medicare

Nelson Clara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Nelson A. Clara received $723 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 25 general payments to Nelson Clara from 7 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. AtriCure, Inc. paid the most, $435.

General payments to Nelson Clara by program year, 2024 to 2025

Companies that paid Nelson Clara the most, 2024 to 2025

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

Nelson A. Clara is board certified in certified physician assistant

  1. Board certified in certified physician assistantNational Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Nelson A. Clara'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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 National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Nelson A. Clara's NPI number?

Nelson A. Clara's NPI number is 1699775361. It was assigned on July 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Nelson A. Clara specialize in?

Nelson A. Clara is a surgical physician assistant in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgical Physician Assistant (taxonomy code 363AS0400X).

Where does Nelson A. Clara practice?

Nelson Clara practices at 1635 North Loop West, Houston, TX 77008. Nelson Clara's primary practice is Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas, part of Memorial Hermann Health System. Dmand AI also links Nelson Clara to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Nelson A. Clara's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Nelson Clara is (713) 448-6796.

What is Nelson A. Clara's medical license number?

Nelson Clara holds Texas license PA00593.

Which hospitals is Nelson A. Clara affiliated with?

Nelson Clara practices at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital in Houston, Texas. Nelson Clara is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital.

What medical group is Nelson A. Clara part of?

Nelson Clara is linked to Texas Surgical Associates.

Does Nelson A. Clara accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Nelson Clara as accepting Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Nelson A. Clara see?

CMS counts 41 Medicare patients who saw Nelson Clara in 2024, with an average age of 72.

Is Nelson A. Clara board certified?

Yes. Nelson Clara is board certified in certified physician assistant by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

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What drugs does Nelson A. Clara prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Nelson Clara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clopidogrel and Ibuprofen.

Has Nelson A. Clara received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $723 in general payments to Nelson Clara from 7 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from AtriCure, Inc.

How long has Nelson A. Clara been practicing?

Nelson Clara graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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