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Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD

(Michael Nelson, MD)

Specializes in: Family Medicine, General Practice, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Pediatrics (Child & Adolescent Medicine)

Medical College of Georgia (2000)

1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 2200
Athens, GA 30606

(706) 543-0471

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA specializing in family medicine, general practice, internal medicine (adult medicine) and pediatrics (child & adolescent medicine). He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare, Piedmont Physicians at Resource Medical - Suite 2200 and PIEDMONT ATHENS PRIMARY CARE LLC.

Office Locations

1500 Oglethorpe Avenue Suite 2200
Athens, GA 30606

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	203
preventive care	21
vaccines	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2013 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	163
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	11
Less than 65	12

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2014 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	166
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2015 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	174
preventive care	15
vaccines	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2016 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	156
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	34

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA during 2017 were preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit	132
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	124

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	112

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	99

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	99

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	22

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

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

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	90

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Athens, GA were preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	138
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	29

**Age**
75 to 84	16
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	25

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

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	0
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 2000. He completed residency at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Pediatrics and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (2000)

Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2004)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine American Board of Pediatrics

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Piedmont Healthcare

Piedmont Physicians at Resource Medical - Suite 2200

PIEDMONT ATHENS PRIMARY CARE LLC

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. Michael E. Nelson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, Wellcare, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, Tricare Select, Medicare, CareSource Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, BCBS, Anthem, Beech Street, PHCS/MultiPlan, Kaiser, LifeWell (HealthScope), Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Wellcare

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

Tricare Select

Medicare

CareSource Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

BCBS

Anthem

Beech Street

PHCS/MultiPlan

Kaiser

LifeWell (HealthScope)

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1750 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael E. Nelson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Athens, GA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$297 TRUMENBA $85	COLOGUARD $61	QUILLIVANT XR $60	PREVNAR - 13 $48	PREVNAR 20 $24	Other $18
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$125 VYVANSE $125
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$82 SHINGRIX $69	PEDIARIX $13
Sobi, Inc	$75 SYNAGIS $75
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$71 SKLICE $23	FLUZONE QIV $19	FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE $15	ADACEL $14
Other	$475 Cologuard Collection Kit $51	VYVANSE $40	MOUNJARO $35	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $31	EpiPen $27	Other $291

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,125

Biography

Dr. Michael Nelson is an Athens, GA physician who specializes in general practice and family medicine. The average patient rating for Dr. Nelson is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare. Anthem, Blue California, and Viant appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Nelson takes. Unfortunately, according to Yext, Dr. Nelson is not currently accepting new patients. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia. For his residency, Dr. Nelson trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Cincinnati.