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Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD

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(Clay Gregory Nelson, MD)

(72 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Eastern Virginia Medical School (2014)

Professional interests include: elbow problems, knee arthroscopy, hip arthroscopy, and more.

600 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 962-4450

Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC specializing in sports medicine, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2014 and has 11 years of experience. Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC and UNC Health Nash UNC Health Medical Group.

Office Locations

600 Nash Medical Arts Mall
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

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In The News

“He brought with him a vast amount of knowledge and experience that we've learned from, and now our new younger surgeons, Dr. Hasty, Dr. Strickland and Dr. Clay Nelson, are all learning from...”—"UNC Orthopedics at Nash honors Marsigli brothers - Restoration NewsMedia", Restoration NewsMedia, December 2020

“UNC Orthopedics at Nash will be welcoming orthopedic surgeon Dr. Clay Nelson, a native of Rocky Mount, who specializes in sports medicine.”—"Nash UNC Health Care hires 10 new physicians - Restoration NewsMedia", Restoration NewsMedia, July 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	22
excision	20
joint surgery	83
minimally invasive procedures	83
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	83

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, joint surgery, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	127
excision	20
hospital care	11
injections	43
inpatient care	11
joint surgery	89
minimally invasive procedures	89
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	89

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	12
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	177
doctor visit	585
hospital care	20
injections	177
inpatient care	20
musculoskeletal imaging	82
spinal procedures	38
X-rays	120

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	28
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	283
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	687
hospital care	17
injections	283
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	34
musculoskeletal imaging	120
spinal procedures	23
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	34
X-rays	143

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	39
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC during 2023 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	300
doctor visit	817
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	24
injections	300
inpatient care	24
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	120
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	156

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	51
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2019 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Rocky Mount, NC were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	200
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	554
excision	20
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	18
injections	200
inpatient care	18
joint surgery	54
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	68
musculoskeletal imaging	107
open surgery	12
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	32
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	68
X-rays	139

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2019 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	61
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	160
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	26
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD From 2019 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School in 2014. He completed residency at Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School (2014)

Residency: Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics, Orthopaedic Surgery (2019)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC

UNC Health Nash UNC Health Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Veterans Affairs, AmeriHealth Caritas, WellCare, Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), Humana, Liberty Advantage, MedCost, Contigo Health, Cigna, Centene, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Advantage, Group Health Plan (GHP), OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, CHAMPVA, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP, Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), North Carolina State Health Plan, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, Veterans Affairs Community Care Network, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)) and BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Veterans Affairs

AmeriHealth Caritas

WellCare

Aetna

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

Humana

Liberty Advantage

MedCost

Contigo Health

Cigna

Centene

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Advantage

Group Health Plan (GHP)

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

CHAMPVA

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

North Carolina State Health Plan

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 72 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Clay Gregory Nelson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rocky Mount, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$26,633 $26,633
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$8,226 CORI $126	$8,100
Alon Medical Technology	$4,088 $4,088
Stryker Corporation	$407 T2 $183	Hip Arthroscopy Access & Instrumentation Set $167	Reunion $28	Mako $23	HIPMAP $6
Gentleman Orthopedic Solutions	$343 $343
Other	$454 VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $47	OsteoCentric 4.0 x 130mm LOCKING BONE SCREW FASTENER ST $21	TriVisc sodium hyaluronate $17	Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $12	$356

**Types of Payments**
Grant	$20,000
Education	$16,833
Travel and Lodging	$1,813
Food and Beverage	$1,505

Biography

Dr. Clay Nelson is a general practice, orthopedics/orthopedic surgery, and sports medicine specialist in Rocky Mount, NC. The average patient rating for Dr. Nelson is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of expertise for Dr. Nelson include hip arthroscopy, sports health, and shoulder problems. He is affiliated with UNC Health. He has an open panel in Rocky Mount, NC according to UNC Health. Dr. Nelson attended medical school at Eastern Virginia Medical School.