Dr. Cory Nelkin , DO
Internal Medicine • Poway, CA
15615 Pomerado Rd
Poway, CA 920642405
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on October 31, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 971 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99233 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 650 service units.
- 99239 — Hospital discharge day management: 264 service units.
- 99223 — Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 57 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 222 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Cefuroxime (Cefuroxime Axetil) — 37 prescription fills, including refills.
- Furosemide — 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Losartan Potassium — 21 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 762. Middle half: 575 to 1,655.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 8,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 546. Middle half: 197 to 1,236.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 898 in 2020 to 971 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
15615 Pomerado Rd
Poway, CA 920642405
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Fort Worth, TX. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/wich/sal)
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
407 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $119,512 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $94,511 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
258 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$9,281 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2022
All general payments: $46.98 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $46.98 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $46.98 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2022 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2011
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Nelkin has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Nelkin as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Poway and California
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 762. Middle half: 575 to 1,655.
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 8,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 546. Middle half: 197 to 1,236.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $93,253. Middle half: $63,934 to $192,527.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 8,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $57,258. Middle half: $20,378 to $125,504.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 14 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $69,026. Middle half: $49,164 to $142,908.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 8,014 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $43,360. Middle half: $14,871 to $95,733.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 3,930. Middle half: 2,886 to 6,080.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 10,856 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,234. Middle half: 145 to 4,216.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Poway, CA (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $383,443. Middle half: $195,478 to $527,946.
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in California (2024, 10,856 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $86,595. Middle half: $7,293 to $305,458.
24 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Poway, CA (17,897 in California).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Poway
41.7% of these 24 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.3% of these 24 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 898 in 2020 and 971 in 2024.
- 2020: 898
- 2021: 760
- 2022: 830
- 2023: 855
- 2024: 971
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 17% from $102,048 in 2020 to $119,512 in 2024.
- 2020: $102,048
- 2021: $91,218
- 2022: $110,700
- 2023: $120,339
- 2024: $119,512
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 16% from $81,553 in 2020 to $94,511 in 2024.
- 2020: $81,553
- 2021: $72,500
- 2022: $86,925
- 2023: $94,189
- 2024: $94,511
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 225 in 2020 and 222 in 2024.
- 2020: 225
- 2021: 187
- 2022: 489
- 2023: 507
- 2024: 222
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 275 in 2020 and 258 in 2024.
- 2020: 275
- 2021: 224
- 2022: 608
- 2023: 691
- 2024: 258
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 44% from $16,661 in 2020 to $9,281 in 2024.
- 2020: $16,661
- 2021: $16,058
- 2022: $21,895
- 2023: $50,138
- 2024: $9,281
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $34.12 in 2021 to $46.98 in 2022.
- 2021: $34.12
- 2022: $46.98
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2022), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2022 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2022): fewer than 11 records totaling $46.98.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $23.75 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $23.23 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2022, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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650 | 269 | $337.00 | $120.56 |
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99239
Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes
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264 | 255 | $351.00 | $117.85 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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57 | 54 | $654.00 | $176.07 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Cefuroxime | Cefuroxime Axetil | 37 | 180 | $310.92 | 37 |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 23 | 711 | $59.37 | 18 |
| Losartan Potassium | Losartan Potassium | 21 | 1,200 | $90.52 | 18 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 17 | 141 | $54.24 | 17 |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 17 | 67 | $63.13 | 16 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 15 | 750 | $77.13 | 14 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 15 | 508 | $84.16 | 12 |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 15 | 427 | $7,951.12 | 12 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 13 | 390 | $38.92 | 13 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 13 | 56 | $69.88 | 13 |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 13 | 321 | $388.07 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 12 | 360 | $58.12 | — |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 11 | 390 | $35.24 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-09-16NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20140731002767
CA
9739305459
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
North County Inpatient Medical Alliance, A Medical Group, Inc
354 Santa Fe Dr, Encinitas, CA 920245142
Phone: 7602302551
Secondary Practice Locations
900 E 8th Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: 8173362100
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 285 N EL CAMINO STE. 117-118, ENCINITAS, CA 920245383 (Tel: 8773814115)
Additional practice office at 900 E 8th Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Registered at 15615 POMERADO RD, POWAY, CA 920642405 (Tel: 8586134000)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 900 E 8TH AVE, FORT WORTH, TX 76104 (Tel: 8173362100)
Registered at 2858 RANCH HOUSE DR W, APT. 124, FORT WORTH, TX 761160722 (Tel: 9135685383)
Recorded as CORY NELKIN, D.O.
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: TX P8058)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Poway
- Dr. Amanda Caparso, DO
- Dr. Elizabeth Salada, MD
- Dr. Demah Alobaidi, MD
- Dr. Kevin Merkes, MD
- Dr. Dennis Mamaril, MD
- Dr. Kathy Clewell, MD
Mailing Address
285 N El Camino Ste. 117-118
Encinitas, CA 920245383
Phone: 8773814115