Dr. David Alan Nielsen , DO
Orthopaedic Surgery • Charlottesville, VA
183 Spotnap Rd, Suite C
Charlottesville, VA 229118812
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Dr. David Nielsen is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on November 18, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 209 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:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 71 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 30 service units.
- 73564 — X-ray of knee, 4 or more views: 25 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.
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See all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 23 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:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 23 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 the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,670. Middle half: 429 to 4,403.
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 1,349 in 2020 to 209 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
183 Spotnap Rd
Suite C
Charlottesville, VA 229118812
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 3 distinct group names: Charlottesville Orthopaedic Center, Plc; H2 Rehabilitation Services Of Virginia, Llc; Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc. 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
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville
1996
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
98 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 $22,715 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 $17,112 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
23 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
$66 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $23.27 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
30 years (graduated 1996)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1996 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.
NPI first issued
2005
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; 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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Nielsen 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. Nielsen 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 Charlottesville and Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,670. Middle half: 429 to 4,403.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Charlottesville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $131,079. Middle half: $43,486 to $242,097.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Charlottesville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $99,592. Middle half: $32,871 to $184,999.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Charlottesville have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 329 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 223. Middle half: 74 to 434.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Charlottesville have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Virginia (2024, 329 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,521. Middle half: $433 to $3,669.
Too few clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Charlottesville have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
18 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Charlottesville, VA (586 in Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Charlottesville
16.7% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
61.1% of these 18 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 decreased 85% from 1,349 in 2020 to 209 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,349
- 2021: 1,198
- 2022: 1,194
- 2023: 279
- 2024: 209
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 71% from $79,652 in 2020 to $22,715 in 2024.
- 2020: $79,652
- 2021: $87,631
- 2022: $92,260
- 2023: $23,459
- 2024: $22,715
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 70% from $57,467 in 2020 to $17,112 in 2024.
- 2020: $57,467
- 2021: $64,294
- 2022: $68,974
- 2023: $16,969
- 2024: $17,112
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 34% from 35 in 2019 to 23 in 2024.
- 2019: 35
- 2020: 27
- 2021: 34
- 2023: 27
- 2024: 23
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 36% from 36 in 2019 to 23 in 2024.
- 2019: 36
- 2020: 27
- 2021: 34
- 2023: 27
- 2024: 23
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $612 in 2019 to $66 in 2024.
- 2019: $612
- 2020: $176
- 2021: $277
- 2023: $137
- 2024: $66
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $156.66 in 2019 to $23.27 in 2025.
- 2019: $156.66
- 2020: $107.57
- 2021: $136.15
- 2024: $279.00
- 2025: $23.27
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, 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 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $23.27.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INSPACE | General | $23.27 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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71 | 57 | $274.00 | $123.79 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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30 | 27 | $193.00 | $87.96 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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25 | 18 | $98.00 | $41.48 |
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64721
Release and/or relocation of hand nerve
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19 | 14 | $930.42 | $368.70 |
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73010
X-ray of shoulder blade
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19 | 15 | $50.00 | $21.68 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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19 | 15 | $73.00 | $31.35 |
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73560
X-ray of knee, 1-2 views
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15 | 14 | $73.00 | $31.00 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $355.00 | $161.14 |
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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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 23 | 117 | $65.70 | 20 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20110124000897
VA
6204989916
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
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
250 Merchant Walk Sq, Charlottesville, VA 229026511
Phone: 4343284900
Charlottesville Orthopaedic Center, Plc
183 Spotnap Rd, Charlottesville, VA 229118812
Phone: 4342448412
H2 Rehabilitation Services Of Virginia, Llc
320 W Main St, Covington, VA 244261517
Phone: 5409626226
Select Physical Therapy Holdings Inc
250 Merchant Walk Sq, Charlottesville, VA 229026511
Phone: 4343284900
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated November 18, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Charlottesville
- Charles Su
- Dr. Megan Swanson, MD
- Dr. Stephen Gunther, MD
- Dr. Clark Baumbusch, MD
- Dr. Thomas Ramsey, MD
- Dr. Thomas Schildwachter, MD
Mailing Address
183 Spotnap Rd, Suite C
Charlottesville, VA 229118812
Phone: 4342448412