Christopher Nelson, MD

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

A178884 Issued in CA

Practice address

2105 Forest Ave
San Jose, CA 95128-1471

Phone

(408) 947-3999

NPI assigned

Apr 12, 2019

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

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

Emergency Medicine

Education

Tulane University School of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PCGroup PAC ID 8921344292, 131 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Hospital, San Jose, CA, CCN 050038

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

61 of 100Reported as group

Quality

59.41

Promoting interoperability

0

Improvement activities

40

Cost

71.45

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cnelson91500@direct.phhs.org
• Direct secure messaging: cnelson186911@santaclaravalley.direct-ci.net

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.

• Emergency Physicians Associates San Jose PC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1306311576
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Anesthesiology Physician
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1588721500

  Emergency Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1629301346
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1699885079
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1043354020
  NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Milpitas, CA
  • NPI 1285629899
  NPD
• County of Santa Clara

  • Pharmacy
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1891871919
  NPD

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

• County of Santa Clara

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • San Jose, CA
  • NPI 1063406551
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "2105 FOREST AVE",
            "city": "SAN JOSE",
            "state": "CA",
            "postal_code": "951281471",
            "telephone_number": "408-947-3999"
        },
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        "credential": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2019-04-12",
        "last_updated": "2025-12-04",
        "certification_date": "2025-12-04",
        "status": "A"
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• Zachary Neiman, MD
• Calvin Patrick Nell, DC
• Tina Nelms, M.P.T.
• Amy Nelson
• Betty Nelson
• Daniel Andrew Nelson, M.D.
• Elaine Elinor Nelson, M.D
• Elizabeth Ann Nelson, RBT
• Elliana Yazmin Nelson
• Karen Gainer Nelson

• Emergency Medicine Physician in San Jose, CA
• Providers in San Jose, CA by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 4, 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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