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Allyson Kay Nelson , PA

Physician Assistant β€’ Elk River, MN

Active NPI 1619769312 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

14181 Business Center Dr Nw
Elk River, MN 553304654

Call 7632360500 Location details and other listings
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

14181 Business Center Dr Nw

Elk River, MN 553304654

Telephone 7632360500
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Allina Health System Facility NPI 1386940732

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Allina Health System. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2025

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

1 years (graduated 2025)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2025 as the year this clinician finished professional 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.

NPI first issued

2025

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.

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; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Allyson Nelson 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Allyson Nelson 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Elk River and Minnesota

15 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Elk River, MN (4,007 in Minnesota).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Elk River

40% of these 15 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

66.7% of these 15 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-05-19
Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.
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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20250717003577

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

MN

PECOS Control ID

8820504848

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Allina Health System

14181 Business Ctr Dr Nw, Elk River, MN 553304654

Phone: 7632360500

Allina Health System

440 Elm St E, Annandale, MN 553021109

Phone: 3206825225

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

9 listed
NPI 1770842007

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Demitu Baissa-Tesfahun

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1477287282
Dr. Jennifer Filips , DNP, FNP-C

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1710319066

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)

Jessica Kesinger , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1447506258

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Melissa Maccafferty , LICSW

Social Worker - Clinical

NPI 1316201791

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker

Dr. Eric Simon , MD

Family Medicine

NPI 1134189095

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated May 19, 2025.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from June 2025 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1619769312
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: May 19, 2025
Last Update: May 19, 2025
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

S2890 Melby Ln

Westby, WI 546678326

Phone: 6086327340

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.