Dr. Benjamin Nelson , MD
Pediatrics β’ Norfolk, VA
601 Childrens Ln
Norfolk, VA 235071971
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
601 Childrens Ln
Norfolk, VA 235071971
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 1 group name: Childrens Specialty Group Pllc. 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
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med
2008
What Public CMS Data Show
Pediatrics: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
Years since graduation
18 years (graduated 2008)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2008 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
2008
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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. 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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. 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.
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 Norfolk and Virginia
146 active clinicians are listed under Pediatrics with a practice address in Norfolk, VA (2,002 in Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Norfolk
0% of these 146 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
3.4% of these 146 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: 2024-09-26NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208000000X
A pediatrician is concerned with the physical, emotional and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Care encompasses a broad spectrum of health services ranging from preventive healthcare to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. A pediatrician deals with biological, social and environmental influences on the developing child, and with the impact of disease and dysfunction on development.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PEDIATRIC MEDICINE
I20230501003013
VA
6204073224
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
Childrens Specialty Group Pllc
601 Childre's Ln, Norfolk, VA 235071910
Phone: 7576687007
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Medical Genetics - Clinical Biochemical Genetics
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology - Pediatric Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Pediatrics - Pediatric Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Pediatrics
CPNPBC
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Family Nurse Practitioner (Certified)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 601 CHILDRENS LN, NORFOLK, VA 235071971 (Tel: 7576688177)
Registered at PO BOX 11049, NORFOLK, VA 235170049 (Tel: 7576688177)
Registered at 620 JOHN PAUL JONES CIRCLE, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23708 (Tel: 7579537716)
Registered at 620 JOHN PAUL JONES CIRCLE, PORTSMOUTH, VA 23708 (Tel: 7579537716)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1 BOONE RD, BREMERTON, WA 983121894 (Tel: 3604754351)
Registered at 1 BOONE RD, BREMERTON, WA 983121894 (Tel: 3604754351)
Recorded as BENJAMIN NELSON, M.D.
Pediatrics (license number reported to NPPES: VA 0101246168)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Pediatrics Specialists in Norfolk
Healthcare providers in NorfolkMailing Address
Po Box 11049
Norfolk, VA 235170049
Phone: 7576688177