Physician

Garrett James Nelson, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Garrett Nelson, M.D. (NPI: 1295098440) practices dermatology in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Pulaski, AR. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PRIME MEDICAL GROUP PLLC (NPI: 1427605153; TIN: 842703208) and primary practice location at 72205-6328.

Nelson's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,567 traditional Medicare patients, billed 11,273 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,050,509 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 579 prescription claims across 263 beneficiaries totaling $250,362 in drug costs, led by Taltz Autoinjector (Ixekizumab). Open Payments data shows 30 records totaling $604. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $283,163 and ending at $1,050,509. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $3,395 to $250,362. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	498	2,723	$283,163
2017	1,580	10,992	$909,529
2018	1,670	18,837	$1,029,398
2019	1,886	15,932	$1,028,812
2020	1,741	9,588	$758,511
2021	1,618	13,599	$1,319,333
2022	1,824	13,690	$1,197,027
2023	1,626	11,618	$1,070,811
2024	1,567	11,273	$1,050,509

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	18	25	$3,395
2016	211	353	$3,892
2017	427	764	$30,825
2018	346	759	$70,835
2019	424	1,123	$359,713
2020	347	782	$186,631
2021	332	665	$104,156
2022	274	578	$58,914
2023	248	526	$134,653
2024	263	579	$250,362

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17311	Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks	610	743	$433
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	825	1,297	$54
88305	Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity	453	719	$49
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	626	943	$29
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	521	3,593	$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Taltz Autoinjector	Ixekizumab	11	308	$73,951
Dupixent Syringe	Dupilumab	12	336	$42,716
Desonide	Desonide	15	448	$995
Triamcinolone Acetonide	Triamcinolone Acetonide	86	3,313	$969
Ketoconazole	Ketoconazole	56	1,680	$860

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	30	$604	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Garrett James Nelson, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Garrett James Nelson, M.D. (NPI 1295098440), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Garrett James Nelson, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Garrett James Nelson, M.D.?

Garrett James Nelson, M.D. is linked to PRIME MEDICAL GROUP PLLC (billing NPI 1427605153) in the available physician profile data.

Does Garrett James Nelson, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Garrett James Nelson, M.D. has 30 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.