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Dr. Debra Nelson, MD

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Temple University School of Medicine

8285 W Arby Avenue Suite 220
Las Vegas, NV 89113

(702) 737-7753

Dr. Debra Nelson, MD is a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV specializing in neurosurgery. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. Dr. Debra Nelson, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health, LAS VEGAS NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE CARE LLC and St Rose Dominican - San Martin.

Office Locations

St Rose Dominican - San Martin

8285 W Arby Avenue Suite 220
Las Vegas, NV 89113

(702) 737-7753

(702) 407-7066

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	37

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	53
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	65
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	28
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	33
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	76
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

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

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	90
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	11
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	11
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	108
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	29
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	23
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	65
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	23
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	17
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	67
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	24
inpatient care	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care	43
inpatient care	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	40

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	46
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	56
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Debra Nelson, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Las Vegas, NV were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	61
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	79
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	7
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	45

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	8
Dementia	18

Education & Training

Dr. Debra Nelson, MD graduated from Temple University School of Medicine. She completed residency at Hartford Hospital. She has a state license in Nevada.

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Residency: Hartford Hospital

Licensed In: Nevada

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Dignity Health

LAS VEGAS NEUROSURGERY AND SPINE CARE LLC

St Rose Dominican - San Martin

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$3,721 ACIS PROTI 360 HL $389	VECTRA $340	Symphony $309	MATRIX $308	LIFENET VIVIGEN $268	Other $2,107
Stryker Corporation	$1,664 OASYS $1,195	ALLOGRAFTS $254	AVIATOR $170	NSE Sonopet $45
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$666 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $248	Cervical /Trauma Therapies $203	Thoracolumbar Therapies $165	Biologics Therapies $18	CD HORIZON $16	Other $16
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$348 CD HORIZON $156	MYSTIM $54	ELEVATE $37	CAPSTONE $29	MAGNIFUSE $13	Other $59
NUVASIVE, INC.	$212 Osteocel $57	iGA $31	PLIF $26	COALESCE $25	Reline $25	Other $47
Other	$545 BioZorb $211	Star $118	Image Guided Surgery Products $109	Intracept $56	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $20	Other $30

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,249
Travel and Lodging	$907

Biography

Dr. Debra Nelson is a physician who specializes in neurosurgery. She graduated from Temple University School of Medicine and then she performed her residency at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Dignity Health. According to Dignity Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Las Vegas, NV.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Nelson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

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