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Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD

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(Gregory Nelson, MD)

(105 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and General Practice

Yale School of Medicine (2008)

12349 DePaul Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044

(314) 291-7900

Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD is an orthopedist in Bridgeton, MO specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and general practice. He graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2008 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD is affiliated with SSM Health and SSM MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

Address:

12349 DePaul Drive
Bridgeton, MO 63044

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Greg Nelson is a fellowship-trained shoulder surgeon at SSM Health Orthopedic Institute, and he says these certifications mean the hospital incorporates the latest technologies and innovations...”—"SSM Health Medical Minute: DePaul Hospital first in region to obtain Core Shoulder Certification", FOX 2, February 2023

“"Between the two of them, I've researched that they probably have done between (10,000 and 20,000) operations here in this hospital," said Dr. Greg Nelson, orthopedic surgeon at UNC Orthopedics at...”—"UNC Orthopedics at Nash honors Marsigli brothers - Restoration NewsMedia", Restoration NewsMedia, December 2020

“He returns to Rocky Mount with his family to join the practice where his father, Dr. Greg Nelson, has also been practicing for 29 years.”—"Nash UNC Health Care hires 10 new physicians - Restoration NewsMedia", Restoration NewsMedia, July 2020

aspiration	38
doctor visit	171
hospital care	19
injections	37
inpatient care	19
musculoskeletal imaging	14
X-rays	13

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	23
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

aspiration	145
doctor visit	389
hospital care	41
injections	144
inpatient care	41
joint surgery	6
musculoskeletal imaging	27
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	8
upper extremity surgery	8
X-rays	45

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	22
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	86
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	216
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	511
fracture surgery	14
hospital care	37
injections	228
inpatient care	37
joint surgery	47
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	49
X-rays	17

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	22
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	48
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

aspiration	61
doctor visit	153
injections	60
joint surgery	7
lower extremity surgery	9
reconstructive surgery	9

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	196
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	20
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

aspiration	77
doctor visit	178
hospital care	32
injections	76
inpatient care	32
musculoskeletal imaging	39
X-rays	38

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	40
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

aspiration	145
doctor visit	300
hospital care	53
injections	144
inpatient care	53
joint surgery	10
lower extremity surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	12
X-rays	17

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	44
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

aspiration	118
doctor visit	226
hospital care	25
injections	117
inpatient care	25
joint surgery	9
lower extremity surgery	11
musculoskeletal imaging	42
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	41

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	23
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

aspiration	177
doctor visit	380
fracture surgery	22
hospital care	77
injections	176
inpatient care	77
joint surgery	37
lower extremity surgery	62
musculoskeletal imaging	56
reconstructive surgery	39
X-rays	55

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD treated as an orthopedist in Bridgeton, MO were injections, aspiration, inpatient care and hospital care.

aspiration	123
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	290
fracture surgery	18
hospital care	40
injections	125
inpatient care	40
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	22
minimally invasive procedures	29
musculoskeletal imaging	32
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	35

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	165
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	28
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD graduated from Yale School of Medicine in 2008. He has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Yale School of Medicine (2008)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health

SSM MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 105 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gregory N. Nelson Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bridgeton, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$17,443 Oxford-Knees $1,121	Persona $82	Bactisure $66	$16,174
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$5,194 PRO-DENSE $4,638	SIMPLICITI $497	PERFORM GLENOID $30	BLUEPRINT PSI SYSTEM $15	OSTEOSET $14
Arthrex, Inc.	$3,764 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $2,315	ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $304	$1,145
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$2,109 REDAPT $1,569	REAL INTELLIGENCE $115	$425
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$1,808 Shoulders $969	RECLAIM $444	CORAIL $101	STRATAFIX $98	Shoulder $83	Other $113
Other	$5,154 UE - Simpliciti $1,096	DJO Surgical AltiVate Reverse $711	ACCOLADE $468	MAKOplasty $254	Variax $250	Other $2,374

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$17,379
Travel and Lodging	$9,138
Food and Beverage	$4,509
Education	$4,447

Biography

Dr. Gregory Nelson is a general practice and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Bridgeton, MO. Dr. Nelson is affiliated with SSM Health. He studied medicine at Yale School of Medicine. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He has an open panel in Bridgeton, MO according to Yext.