Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Joel W Nelson, DO

Individual provider Ophthalmology Physician · NPI 1043650575

Dr. Joel W Nelson, DO practises Ophthalmology in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Qualified in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with St Cloud Eye Clinic PA, a 5-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Florida and Minnesota.

Years since qualifying
13
Licensed in
FL, MN
In the registry since
2013
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

2055 15th St N
Saint Cloud, MN 56303-1747
Phone: (320) 251-1432
Fax: (320) 251-7122
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Specialties & licences

Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207WX0120X · Licence 61983 (MN)
Ophthalmology Physician Taxonomy 207W00000X · Licence U03526 (FL)

Record details

NPI number1043650575
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 28, 2013
Last updated in NPPESOctober 15, 2018

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOPHTHALMOLOGY
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice St Cloud Eye Clinic Pa — 5 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.

Cataract surgery 303 times · 90th percentile

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 patients465
Services billed 1,678 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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

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Colleagues at St Cloud Eye Clinic PA

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