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Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM

(Mr. David Lamont Nielson, DPM)

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Professional interests include: women's health issues, hammer toe surgery, foot deformity, and more.

222 Walnut Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016

(540) 344-3668

Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM is a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM is affiliated with LewisGale Medical Center and HCA Virginia.

Office Locations

HCA Virginia

222 Walnut Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24016

(540) 344-3668

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), inpatient care, hospital care and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	78
compression therapy	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	488
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	692
excision	96
hospital care	192
immobilization	59
injections	133
inpatient care	192
lower extremity surgery	34
musculoskeletal imaging	178
nail avulsion	42
nail procedures	130
plastic surgery procedures	31
reconstructive surgery	31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	39
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	31
X-rays	178

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), inpatient care, hospital care and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
compression therapy	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	261
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	666
excision	47
hospital care	139
immobilization	29
incision and drainage	19
injections	55
inpatient care	139
lower extremity surgery	19
musculoskeletal imaging	125
nail avulsion	27
nail procedures	100
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
skin procedures	24
X-rays	125

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	64
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	44
compression therapy	48
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	357
doctor visit	624
hospital care	29
immobilization	48
injections	119
inpatient care	29
musculoskeletal imaging	176
nail avulsion	23
nail procedures	113
nerve block	17
pain management	17
plastic surgery procedures	13
reconstructive surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	60
skin procedures	60
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	13
X-rays	176

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	54
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
compression therapy	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	398
doctor visit	658
hospital care	51
immobilization	34
incision and drainage	25
injections	105
inpatient care	51
lower extremity surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	155
nail avulsion	31
nail procedures	158
nerve block	15
pain management	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38
skin procedures	38
X-rays	155

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	120
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	58
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
compression therapy	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	300
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	435
hospital care	65
immobilization	36
incision and drainage	37
injections	67
inpatient care	65
lower extremity surgery	37
musculoskeletal imaging	88
nail procedures	100
nerve block	14
open surgery	16
pain management	14
X-rays	88

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	56
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	60
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	198
doctor visit	291
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nail procedures	76
X-rays	46

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	40
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Roanoke, VA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays and nail procedures.

aspiration	37
compression therapy	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	333
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	561
excision	71
hospital care	85
immobilization	41
incision and drainage	27
injections	95
inpatient care	85
lower extremity surgery	28
musculoskeletal imaging	128
nail avulsion	30
nail procedures	112
nerve block	15
open surgery	16
pain management	15
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
skin procedures	40
tissue transfer	16
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	22
X-rays	128

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	198
Male	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	303
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	55
75 to 84	105
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	134

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	45
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He completed residency at Kern Hospital, Warren. He has a state license in Virginia.

Residency: Kern Hospital, Warren (2007)

Licensed In: Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LewisGale Medical Center

HCA Virginia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Mr. David L. Nielson, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$551 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $410	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $122	Anchorage $19
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$500 Santyl $422	Regranex $78
Averitas Pharma Inc.	$148 QUTENZA $148
Pfizer Inc.	$133 LYRICA $133
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$46 COLLAGENASE SANTYL $35	Regranex $12
Other	$201 Omnia $43	Injectafer $39	TEFLARO $25	GVOKE HYPOPEN $23	NUZYRA $21	Other $51

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,555
Education	$25

Biography

Dr. David Nielson's specialties are foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). Areas of expertise for Dr. Nielson include hammer toe surgery, burns, and dislocation. For his professional training, Dr. Nielson completed a residency program at Kern Hospital, Warren. He is conversant in Spanish. His hospital/clinic affiliations include LewisGale Medical Center and HCA Virginia.