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Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of Nebraska College of Medicine

5055 A Street Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68510

(402) 488-5600

Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD is an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD is affiliated with Bryan Health and EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALTIES PC.

Office Locations

4800 Hospital Parkway Suite 201
Beatrice, NE 68310

(402) 228-1316

(402) 223-6703

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Bryan Health

5055 A Street
Suite 300 Lincoln, NE 68510

(402) 488-5600

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5055 A Street Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68510

(402) 488-5600

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

In 2023, Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD had a list price for ear wax removal, and impacted ear wax removal that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

CT scan

diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy

diagnostic laryngoscopy

ear procedures

fiberoptic laryngoscopy

flexible laryngoscopy

laryngeal procedures

laryngoscopy

maxillofacial CT scan

In 2013, Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD had a list price for CT scan, diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy, diagnostic laryngoscopy, ear procedures, fiberoptic laryngoscopy, flexible laryngoscopy, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, laryngoscopy, and maxillofacial (jaw/face) CT scan that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	288
ear procedures	28
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	57
minimally invasive procedures	57

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	37
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	358
ear procedures	32
excision	13
gynecologic procedures	13
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	71
minimally invasive procedures	84
nose surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	57
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	24
doctor visit	432
ear procedures	42
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	73
minimally invasive procedures	73

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	55
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, CT scan and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	44
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	470
ear procedures	31
excision	14
gynecologic procedures	14
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	122
minimally invasive procedures	136
nose surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	70
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, CT scan and nose surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	50
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	371
ear procedures	29
excision	23
gynecologic procedures	23
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	98
minimally invasive procedures	134
nose surgery	49
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	46
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	30
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	334
ear procedures	34
excision	15
gynecologic procedures	15
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	80
minimally invasive procedures	95
nose surgery	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	379
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	64
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	33
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	343
ear procedures	48
excision	23
gynecologic procedures	23
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	68
minimally invasive procedures	91
nose surgery	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	47
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, CT scan and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

CT scan	26
doctor visit	196
ear procedures	21
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	32
minimally invasive procedures	32

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	36
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Beatrice, NE were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and CT scan.

CT scan	31
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	349
ear procedures	33
excision	17
gynecologic procedures	17
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	75
minimally invasive procedures	87
nose surgery	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	363
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	125
85 and over	51
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	174

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD From 2016 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	12
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Bryan Health

EAR NOSE AND THROAT SPECIALTIES PC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Benton George Nelson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GENZYME CORPORATION	$690 DUPIXENT $690
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$441 Propel $221	SINUVA $220
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$259 DUPIXENT $259
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$189 NUCALA $189
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$166 Ciprodex $166
Other	$787 Xhance $106	RHINAER STYLUS $83	Otovel $69	FUSION $61	XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $49	Other $420

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,532

Biography

Dr. Benton Nelson is an otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) specialist in Lincoln, NE, Beatrice, NE, and Suite 300 Lincoln, NE. Dr. Nelson graduated from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University. He is affiliated with Bryan Health.