Susan Ellen Nelson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RH0002X

License

10659R Issued in LA

Practice address

1514 Jefferson Hwy
New Orleans, LA 70121-2429

Phone

(504) 842-5211

Fax

(504) 842-0090

NPI assigned

Jul 18, 2005

Last updated

Mar 19, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

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 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in LA

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

Hospice/Palliative CareAlso: Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine

Education

University of Texas Medical School at Houston, 1984

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Ochsner Clinic LLCGroup PAC ID 8224933619, 2,845 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA, CCN 190202
• Ochsner Medical Center Acute Hospital, New Orleans, LA, CCN 190036

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: snelson507119@direct.ochsner.org

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

• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  • General Practice Physician
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1538151428
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Diabetes Prevention Program

  • Registered Dietitian
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1013747039

  Internal Medicine

  NPD
• Ochsner Clinic LLC

  dba Ochsner - Slidell GI Gen Surg Cardiology

  • General Practice Physician
  • Slidell, LA
  • NPI 1245597822
  NPD
• Our Lady of the Lake Hospital Inc

  dba Lake Primary Care Physicians

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1275577603
  NPD (past)
• Our Lady of the Lake Physician Group LLC

  dba OLOL Physician Surgical Specialty

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1184671455
  NPD (past)

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

• East Baton Rouge Medical Center LLC

  dba Ochsner Medical Center Baton Rouge

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baton Rouge, LA
  • NPI 1053360651
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ochsner Clinic Foundation

  dba Ochsner Medical Center Acute

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • New Orleans, LA
  • NPI 1811973100
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "telephone_number": "504-842-4000"
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            "issuer": null,
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            "code": "01",
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            "issuer": "RAILROAD MEDICARE",
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        }
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• Ryan Emerson Nelson, M.D.
• Sarah Anne Nelson, PA-C
• Scott M Nelson, M.D.
• Steve Nelson, MD
• Steven Scott Nelson, D.D.S.
• Takeisha Nelson
• Tara Nelson
• Ted Nelson, MSW,CSW
• Timothy Kirk Nelson, MPT
• Yvette Nelson

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in New Orleans, LA
• Providers in New Orleans, LA by specialty
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Louisiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 19, 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.