David William Nelms, M.D.

Primary specialty

Colon & Rectal Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208C00000X

License

73453 Issued in WI

Practice address

1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 54601-5429

Phone

(608) 782-7300

NPI assigned

Apr 18, 2013

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in WI

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

General Surgery

Education

University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine, 2013

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center IncGroup PAC ID 2163331414, 888 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Hospital, La Crosse, WI, CCN 520087
• Winona Health Services Hospital, Winona, MN, CCN 240044

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1225873458
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1376593442
  NPD
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Onalaska, WI
  • NPI 1871837567
  NPD

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

• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1376593442
  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1790646719

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  • Clinic/Center
  • Onalaska, WI
  • NPI 1225372923

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  • Clinic/Center
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1497090138

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Onalaska, WI
  • NPI 1871837567

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center, Inc.

  • Air Ambulance
  • La Crosse, WI
  • NPI 1467468173

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

  • Clinic/Center
  • Winona, MN
  • NPI 1952959603

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Winona Health Services

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Winona, MN
  • NPI 1295789352
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1774483200000",
    "number": "1386088565",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "1836 SOUTH AVE",
            "city": "LA CROSSE",
            "state": "WI",
            "postal_code": "546015429",
            "telephone_number": "608-782-7300"
        },
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            "state": "WI",
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            "telephone_number": "608-782-7300"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
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        "first_name": "DAVID",
        "middle_name": "WILLIAM",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2013-04-18",
        "last_updated": "2026-03-26",
        "certification_date": "2026-03-26",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "208600000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery",
            "state": "WI",
            "license": "73453",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "208C00000X",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

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• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in La Crosse, WI
• Providers in La Crosse, WI by specialty
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Wisconsin

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 26, 2026; 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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