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Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO

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(88 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease) and Electrodiagnostic Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2008)

Professional interests include: neuromuscular disorders (nerve & muscle diseases), neurological disorders

326 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024

(760) 753-5594

Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO is a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA specializing in neuromuscular medicine, neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) and electrodiagnostic medicine. He graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2008 and has 18 years of experience. Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO is affiliated with Scripps Clinic, Scripps Health and Scripps Green Hospital.

Office Locations

326 Santa Fe Drive
Encinitas, CA 92024

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15004 INNOVATION DRIVE
SAN DIEGO, CA 92128

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10710 N Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, CA 92037

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

botulinum toxin injection for facial movement disorders

chemodenervation

chemodenervation for cervical dystonia

In 2023, Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO performed more botulinum toxin injection for facial movement disorders, chemodenervation, and chemodenervation for cervical dystonia procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve conduction studies

In 2012, Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO performed more nerve conduction studies (NCS) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	436
doctor visit	609
electroencephalography (EEG)	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2013 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	772

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	84
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2014 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	787
electroencephalography (EEG)	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	85
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2015 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	861
electroencephalography (EEG)	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	506
Female	476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	860
Black	0
Hispanic	46
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	392
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	178
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2016 were diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	994
electroencephalography (EEG)	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	269

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	473
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	98
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	60
doctor visit	887
electroencephalography (EEG)	12
injections	74
minimally invasive procedures	113

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	245
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	98
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, injections and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	853
injections	107
minimally invasive procedures	175

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	36
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	93
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, diagnostic procedures and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	78
doctor visit	746
electroencephalography (EEG)	11
injections	96
minimally invasive procedures	154

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	287
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	471
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	81
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	24
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, injections and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	576
injections	97
minimally invasive procedures	154

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	237
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	74
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, injections and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	569
injections	109
minimally invasive procedures	179

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	66
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, diagnostic procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	595
injections	117
minimally invasive procedures	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	97
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO treated as a neuromuscular medicine in Encinitas, CA were minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures, injections and electroencephalography (EEG).

diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	749
electroencephalography (EEG)	14
injections	100
minimally invasive procedures	159
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO.

**Gender**
Male	260
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	19
Non-Hispanic White	433
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	20
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	187
85 and over	86
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	204

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

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

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 2008. He completed residency at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (2008)

Residency: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center (2007)

Board Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (2009)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Clinic

Scripps Health

Scripps Green Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 88 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nelson Hwynn, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Encinitas, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lundbeck LLC	$6,193 NORTHERA $5,774	VYEPTI $208	ONFI $170	XENAZINE $23	SABRIL $17
Abbott Laboratories	$3,121 Infinity DBS Pulse Generators $1,337	DBS Accessories $828	Infinity $771	Deep Brain Stimulation $124	Proclaim IPG $60
Boston Scientific Corporation	$2,854 VERCISE $2,008	GENERAL - DBS $449	$397
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc	$1,838 NUPLAZID $1,838
Acorda Therapeutics, Inc	$1,768 INBRIJA $209	AMPYRA $18	$1,541
Other	$21,135 APTIOM $1,259	INGREZZA $1,207	BOTOX $1,203	ACTIVA $1,167	GOCOVRI $1,103	Other $15,195

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$27,528
Honoraria	$4,100
Travel and Lodging	$2,661
Consulting Fee	$2,043
Education	$417
Other	$159

Biography

Dr. Nelson Hwynn's medical specialty is neuromuscular medicine, electrodiagnostic medicine, and neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). After attending Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific for medical school, he completed his residency training at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. In his practice, Dr. Hwynn focuses on neuromuscular disorders (nerve & muscle diseases) and movement disorders. The average patient rating for Dr. Hwynn is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Hwynn is affiliated with Scripps Clinic and Scripps Green Hospital. He has an open panel in San Diego, CA according to Doctor.com.