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

Individual provider Psychiatry Physician · NPI 1457370579

Dr. James C. Nelson, MD practises Psychiatry in San Francisco, California. Graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1968, 58 years ago. Practices with University of California San Francisco, a 1,793-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
58
Trained at
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
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

401 Parnassus Ave
San Francisco, CA 94143-2211
Phone: (415) 476-7405
Fax: (415) 502-6361
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Specialties & licences

Geriatric Psychiatry Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2084P0805X · Licence C50956 (CA)
Psychiatry Physician Taxonomy 2084P0800X · Licence C50956 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1457370579
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 11, 2025

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPSYCHIATRY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1968 (58 years in practice)
Group practice University Of California San Francisco — 1793 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

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 patients81
Services billed 217 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age77

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Consulting Fee $5,940 4 payments

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Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University of California San Francisco

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1793 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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