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Dr. David William Nelms, MD
NPI1386088565PAC ID6800012758
- Medicare services, 2024
- 78
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 118
- Part D claims, 2024
- 92
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Practice phone
- Call (608) 775-3176
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis
Dialysis Center - Hospital-Based · La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Dr. David William Nelms is a general surgeon in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Nelms practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Dr. Nelms' NPI, 1386088565, was assigned on April 18, 2013. Dr. Nelms graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Nelms holds Wisconsin license 73453.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1386088565NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800012758
- NPI enumeration date
- April 18, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (608) 775-3176
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. David William Nelms practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Nelms' primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis, at 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601 in La Crosse County. The practice phone is (608) 775-3176.
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601 · La Crosse CountyPhone(608) 775-3176
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. David William Nelms is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Nelms' primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Nelms is also affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. The medical group on file is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelms to 1 more hospital, named with a free account. Dr. Nelms' employer is on file too: a dialysis center.
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - DialysisPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. David William Nelms' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nelms practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. David William Nelms is one of 565 general surgeons in Wisconsin
Surgery is Dr. Nelms' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Nelms is licensed in Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, WisconsinPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Nelms
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Dr. David William Nelms billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024
CMS data shows 78 Medicare services from Dr. Nelms across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,593 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202478
Medicare patients118
Paid by Medicare$4,593
Procedure codes5
Dr. Nelms' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 432024: 6653%
- Other services
- 2023: 122024: 12No change
Dr. Nelms compared with the Wisconsin median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nelms
- Wisconsin median
- Medicare services
- 78vs 9921% below
- Medicare patients
- 118vs 10018% above
- Part D claims
- 46vs 3724% above
Medians across 557 general surgeons in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nelms' 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. David William Nelms treated 118 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelms in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 63 patients. 66% of them have high blood pressure, and 57% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nelms' median patient age at 64, with 56% women.
Medicare patients, 2024118
Average age72
Average risk score1.28
Also on Medicaid18%
Dr. Nelms' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nelms' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6051%
- Men5849%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nelms' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure66%
- High cholesterol57%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Arthritis31%
- Cancer31%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders28%
- Ischemic heart disease27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nelms' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 64
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. David William Nelms wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nelms wrote 92 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $328 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 79 claims across 5 drugs.
Part D claims, 202492
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$328
Part D patients48
Dr. Nelms' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic77 claims84%
- Brand-name15 claims16%
Dr. Nelms' 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. Nelms' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%11 of 92 claims
- Antibiotics40%37 of 92 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: 792024: 4642%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 5 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. David William Nelms ranks in the 46th percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Nelms accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Nelms, more than 46% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Nelms ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 46th percentile17 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 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)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. David William Nelms has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nelms in 2018.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Nelms
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. David William Nelms received $130 in industry payments from 2020 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Nelms from 2 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $72.
General payments to Dr. Nelms by program year, 2020 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Nelms the most, 2020 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. David William Nelms graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine
Dr. Nelms graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. David William Nelms'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. David William Nelms' NPI number?
Dr. David William Nelms' NPI number is 1386088565. It was assigned on April 18, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. David William Nelms?
Dr. David William Nelms is a general surgeon in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. David William Nelms practice?
Dr. Nelms practices at 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601. Dr. Nelms' primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nelms to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. David William Nelms' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nelms is (608) 775-3176.
What is Dr. David William Nelms' medical license number?
Dr. Nelms holds Wisconsin license 73453.
Which hospitals is Dr. David William Nelms affiliated with?
Dr. Nelms is affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Nelms to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. David William Nelms part of?
Dr. Nelms is linked to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.
Does Dr. David William Nelms accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nelms billed Medicare for 78 services in 2024, and Dr. Nelms accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. David William Nelms see?
CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nelms in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. David William Nelms bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nelms' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. David William Nelms go to medical school?
Dr. Nelms graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. David William Nelms prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nelms' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metronidazole, Neomycin Sulfate and Peg-3350 And Electrolytes.
Has Dr. David William Nelms received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $130 in general payments to Dr. Nelms from 2 companies from 2020 to 2024. The largest total came from Davol Inc.
How long has Dr. David William Nelms been practicing?
Dr. Nelms graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
Does Dr. David William Nelms do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nelms.
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