Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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David William Nelms, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1386088565

David William Nelms, MD practises General Surgery in LA Crosse, Wisconsin. Graduated from University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc, a 896-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Wisconsin.

Years since qualifying
13
Trained at
University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Licensed in
WI
In the registry since
2013
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1836 S Ave
LA Crosse, WI 54601-5429
Phone: (608) 782-7300
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Specialties & licences

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208C00000X · Licence 73453 (WI)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 73453 (WI)

Record details

NPI number1386088565
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 18, 2013
Last updated in NPPESMarch 26, 2026
Certification dateMarch 26, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc — 896 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Colonoscopy 18 times · 46th percentile
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients118
Services billed 279 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 896 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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