Joel Nelson in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Joel Nelson is listed as: Urology
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 7810889862
NPI #: 1952379885
NPI Created On: 03/08/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/06/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
MD069351L
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• UPMC Health Options, Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Removal of prostate gland and surrounding lymph nodes on both sides of the pelvis through abdominal incision
2. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
3. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).