James C. Nelson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Geriatric Psychiatry PhysicianTaxonomy code 2084P0805X

License

C50956 Issued in CA

Practice address

401 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-2211

Phone

(415) 476-7405

Fax

(415) 502-6361

NPI assigned

Jul 19, 2006

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 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Psychiatry

Education

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 1968

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

University of California San FranciscoGroup PAC ID 4486567229, 1,780 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• UCSF Medical Center Hospital, San Francisco, CA, CCN 050454

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.89 of 100Reported as group

Quality

81.13

Improvement activities

40

Cost

71.5

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jnelson30648@direct-ucsfmedicalcenter.org

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 of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Pediatrics Group

  • Pediatrics Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1861578973
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1477624104
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• UCSF Medical Group Business Services

  dba UCSF Orthotic and Prosthetic Center - Gateway Medical Building

  • Health Service Clinic/Center
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1194115246
  NPD
• UCSF Psychiatry

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1427105279
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1164512851
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco

  dba UCSF Outpatient Pharmacy at Parnassus

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1659141711
  NPD
• University of California San Francisco Medical Center

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1144325440
  NPD (past)

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

• University of California, San Francisco

  dba UCSF Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Francisco, CA
  • NPI 1689772592
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_2": "SUITE 625, BOX 1821",
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            "telephone_number": "415-476-4029",
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• Emily Renee Nelson, M.D.
• Frances Nelson, REV.
• Gerald D Nelson, DDS
• Gretchen Ann Nelson, P.T.
• Heather Lindsey Howe Nelson, M.A.
• Kimberly Nelson, PA
• Kyle James Nelson
• Larry Nelson
• Leah Nelson
• Leticia Nelson

• Geriatric Psychiatry Physician in San Francisco, CA
• Providers in San Francisco, CA by specialty
• Geriatric Psychiatry Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 11, 2025; 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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