In 2024, among providers in related specialties within North Carolina, Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD performed more fracture surgery, lower extremity surgery, and pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for femur (thigh bone) fracture surgery, fracture surgery, hip fracture surgery, hip surgery, leg surgery, lower extremity surgery, pertrochanteric hip fracture surgery, and trochanteric hip fracture surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	446
hip imaging	13
hospital care	11
injections	13
inpatient care	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve procedures	24
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	15
spinal procedures	250
X-rays	139

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	410
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
nerve procedures	17
pelvic imaging	21
spinal procedures	212
X-rays	125

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	38
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	384
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
nerve procedures	26
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	167
X-rays	107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	30
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	350
hip imaging	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	24
musculoskeletal imaging	11
nerve procedures	32
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	173
X-rays	102

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	44
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	338
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	146
X-rays	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	29
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	18
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	274
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
nerve procedures	16
spinal procedures	200
X-rays	112

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
spinal procedures	89
X-rays	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	131
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	13
inpatient care	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	48
Dementia	52
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	16
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	31
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	37
Dementia	34
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	12
inpatient care	12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	46
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, fracture surgery and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

fracture surgery	13
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
lower extremity surgery	13

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	23

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	0
Dementia	37
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD treated as a spine surgeon in Raleigh, NC were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	340
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	12
hospital care	15
injections	13
inpatient care	15
lower extremity surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	22
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	15
spinal procedures	176
X-rays	106

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	11
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	143
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	81

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	18
Cancer	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD has an average of 1.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Leonard D. Nelson JR., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Raleigh, NC.

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Overall Rating: 1.0 2016-06-30

Dr. Nelson is single-handedly the most incompetent and frankly rude doctor I've think I've ever had the displeasure of seeing. His only advice was to tough out the pain in my back and that "the back is very mysterious". His unhelpfulness was one thing, and if that were the only bad thing about him it might still be alright, however Leonard is incredibly rude as well. I asked him after his whole "the back is mysterious" speech if he knew what I specifically hurt in my back and his response was to say "I've been talking to you for the last 15 minutes. Have you not been listening to a thing I said" in an aggressive tone when literally the only "helpful" information he gave me was that "the back is a mystery". Overall I would not wish anyone the displeasure of having to be seen or spend time with Dr. Nelson so if you are on the fence about seeing him, do yourself a favor and find someone else.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,240 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $1,212	Spinal Surgery $28
Terumo BCT, Inc.	$158 SmartPRep $96	BMAC $62
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$129 Exparel $129
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$123 Spinal Implant $123
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$107 DIVERGENCE-L $107
Other	$218 DSS $93	VariLift $16	Exogen $11	$97

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,113
Food and Beverage	$766
Gift	$97

Biography

Dr. Leonard Nelson sees patients in Raleigh, NC. His medical specialties are spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Nelson has obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.

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