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Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD

Accepting New Patients
Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease and Pediatric Infectious Disease
Duke University School of Medicine
Professional interests include: HIV/AIDS, musculoskeletal infection, infections
55 Fruit Street Yawkey 6c
Boston, MA 02114

Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA specializing in adult infectious disease and pediatric infectious disease. She graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Office Locations

55 Fruit Street Yawkey 6c
Boston, MA 02114
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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Sandra Nelson of Mass General Hospital's Infectious Diseases Department said COVID-19 weighs on hospitals' capacity issues because it limits doctors' ability to group patients, care for them,...”—"Another COVID winter finds Mass. in a different place than years past", Mass Live, January 2023
“Dr. Sandra Nelson, the Associate Clinical Director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at MGH, and Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, the Executive Director of the Boston Public Health Commission, have some...”—"Don't get COVID in your stocking 🤒", Boston, December 2022
“While they may not be hospitalized for respiratory illnesses, "we are seeing some exacerbation of other conditions in individuals who are vulnerable," said Dr. Sandra Nelson, an infectious disease...”—"When omicron isn't so mild", Boston, January 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 284
hospital care 285
inpatient care 285
preventive care 21
vaccines 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 293
hospital care 550
inpatient care 550
preventive care 34
vaccines 34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 99
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 187
Black 0
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 17
Less than 65 84

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

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 39
Dementia 14
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 231
hospital care 313
inpatient care 313

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 96
Female 97
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 166
Black 12
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 68
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 15
Less than 65 68

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

Hypertension 74
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 34
Dementia 11
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 224
hospital care 343
inpatient care 343
preventive care 15
vaccines 15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 166
Female 162
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 286
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 64
85 and over 28
Less than 65 112

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 24
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 28
Diabetes 36
Dementia 12
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 157
hospital care 381
inpatient care 381

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 89
Female 67
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 138
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 48
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 59

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 30
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 35
Dementia 23
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 171
hospital care 294
inpatient care 294
preventive care 12
vaccines 12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 87
Female 72
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 139
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 49
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 59

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

Hypertension 73
High Cholesterol 52
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 50
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 17
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 33
Dementia 21
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 201
hospital care 334
inpatient care 334
preventive care 29
vaccines 29

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 95
Female 87
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 147
Black 0
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 62
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 20
Less than 65 58

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 19
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 33
Dementia 22
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

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

doctor visit 180
hospital care 319
inpatient care 319
preventive care 31
vaccines 31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 96
Female 71
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 139
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 60
From 75 to 84 40
85 and over 16
Less than 65 51

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 56
Chronic Kidney Disease 59
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 38
Dementia 24
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 96
hospital care 248
inpatient care 248

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 96
Female 69
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 141
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 64
From 75 to 84 46
85 and over 12
Less than 65 43

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 52
Depression 56
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 38
Dementia 29
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 158
hospital care 343
inpatient care 343

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 98
Female 80
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 144
Black 0
Hispanic 12
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 67
From 75 to 84 46
85 and over 22
Less than 65 43

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 40
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 28
Dementia 25
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit 164
hospital care 294
inpatient care 294

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 102
Female 70
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 149
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 62
From 75 to 84 44
85 and over 23
Less than 65 43

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 49
Chronic Kidney Disease 37
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 18
Atrial Fibrilation 33
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 34
Dementia 20
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit 196
hospital care 336
inpatient care 336
preventive care 23
vaccines 23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD.

Gender
Male 95
Female 79
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 148
Hispanic 3
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 34
85 and over 13
Less than 65 56
65 to 74 61

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension 67
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 8
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 16
Osteoporosis 13
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 31
Atrial Fibrillation 19
Cancer 13
Dementia 18

Education & Training

Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD graduated from Duke University School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital

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. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth, WellSense NH and MassHealth ACO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
MultiPlan
Tufts Health Plan
United Healthcare
Aetna
TRICARE
Medicare
Medicaid
Humana
Railroad Medicare
Coventry
Cigna
Blue California
Beech Street
WellPoint
Medicare ACO
WellSense
Senior Whole Health
Fallon Health
Commonwealth Care Alliance
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
Maine Community Health Options
Mass General Brigham Health Plan
MassHealth
WellSense NH
MassHealth ACO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 20 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sandra Bliss Nelson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation $13 ZEPATIER
$13
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $13

Biography

Dr. Sandra Nelson works as a pediatric infectious disease and adult infectious disease. On average, patients gave her a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her areas of expertise include musculoskeletal infection and HIV/AIDS. Dr. Nelson is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Coventry, and Viant. She is a graduate of Duke University School of Medicine. Dr. Nelson completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. Her professional affiliations include Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. She has an open panel in Boston, MA according to Newton-Wellesley Hospital.

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