Eric Charles Nelson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Colon & Rectal Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208C00000X

License

MD48252 Issued in TN

Practice address

979 E 3Rd St Ste 300
Chattanooga, TN 37403-2187

Phone

(423) 267-0466

Fax

(423) 757-0770

NPI assigned

May 20, 2008

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 5

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)

Education

Loma Linda University School of Medicine, 2006

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

University Surgical Associates, PLLCGroup PAC ID 0547242521, 27 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Erlanger Medical Center Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440104
• Memorial Healthcare System, Inc Hospital, Chattanooga, TN, CCN 440091

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

94.27 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

92.6

Promoting interoperability

93.23

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: eric.nelson.1@33371.direct.athenahealth.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• University Surgical Associates, PLLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1972520963
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Erlanger Health

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1861194086
  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Health Care System Inc.

  dba Memorial Hospital Hixson

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hixson, TN
  • NPI 1083778633
  Care Compare affiliation
• Memorial Health Care System Inc.

  dba Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chattanooga, TN
  • NPI 1255428736
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Rachel Anne Neill, PT, DPT
• Ryan Matthew Neisler, DO
• Katelyn Robinson Nell, MSSW
• Alesia Nelson, PSYCHOLOGIST
• Daniel William Nelson, DO
• Jeremy Keith Nelson
• Jill Nelson, BA
• John F Nelson, MD
• Karen Lane Nelson, CRNA
• Patrick Atherton Nelson, LMFT

• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Chattanooga, TN
• Providers in Chattanooga, TN by specialty
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 18, 2019; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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