Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Christopher Michael Nelson, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1417274010

Christopher Michael Nelson, MD is registered under Family Practice in Winston Salem, North Carolina. Graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with Wake Forest University Health Sciences, a 2,621-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2010
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1920 W 1st St Fl 3
Winston Salem, NC 27104-4220
Phone: (336) 716-4479
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Specialties & licences

Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207QS0010X · Licence 2021-01551 (NC)
Family Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence 2021-01551 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1417274010
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 23, 2010
Last updated in NPPESAugust 23, 2021
Certification dateAugust 9, 2021

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyFAMILY PRACTICE
Medical schoolWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice Wake Forest University Health Sciences — 2621 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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

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 patients84
Services billed 352 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age70

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

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2621 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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