Active NPI 1518995810 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Norman Crooks Nelson , MD

Ophthalmology • Macon, GA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Norman Nelson, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Macon, GA. With approximately 40 years of clinical experience since graduating from Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans in 1986, Dr. Nelson delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 160 WATER TOWER CT.

Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Georgia Retina, Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include imaging of retina, injection, aflibercept, 1 mg, injection of drug into eye. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

160 Water Tower Ct

Macon, GA 312104873

Telephone 4787578806

Fax 4787578667

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Retina Associates Of Middle Georgia Facility NPI 1669526273

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans

Graduation Year

1986

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Macon, GA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

40 Yrs +4.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 35.8 Yrs

State Avg: 28.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

21 Specialists

Practicing in Macon, GA (579 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Nelson (40 Years) 40 Yrs

Macon Specialty Average (35.8 Years) 35.8 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,088	540	$700.92	$38.89
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,828	181	$1568.27	$827.22
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,332	247	$778.49	$109.88
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,025	450	$203.36	$84.90
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	305	78	$135.93	$71.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	80	80	$674.05	$165.97
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	76	47	$129.51	$23.81
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	46	22	$410.39	$46.75
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	31	29	$347.90	$118.50
92250 Photography of the retina	24	24	$244.33	$33.69
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	14	14	$426.14	$152.32
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	12	12	$593.67	$143.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,274	614	$781.08	$37.62
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,778	169	$1497.47	$866.62
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,473	271	$720.49	$106.20
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,005	494	$207.00	$83.09
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	528	131	$120.00	$70.50
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	123	123	$748.00	$157.27
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	90	63	$132.00	$23.55
92250 Photography of the retina	49	47	$256.00	$32.82
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	45	41	$375.00	$118.11
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	45	44	$432.00	$125.50
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	44	33	$432.00	$44.10
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	27	27	$748.00	$140.32
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	26	12	$3000.00	$319.19
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	14	13	$1235.00	$213.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,348	615	$778.00	$37.43
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,900	176	$1500.00	$898.88
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,558	290	$720.00	$105.08
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,025	505	$206.80	$81.95
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	588	144	$120.00	$67.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	129	129	$748.00	$156.58
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	98	63	$132.00	$21.91
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	72	67	$375.00	$115.62
92250 Photography of the retina	71	70	$256.00	$32.75
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	45	45	$432.00	$111.88
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	36	18	$456.00	$42.81
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	13	13	$748.00	$139.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,210	619	$452.68	$38.06
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,806	176	$1497.64	$907.32
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,436	298	$720.00	$106.59
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,000	486	$206.90	$83.06
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	517	153	$120.00	$71.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	156	156	$680.30	$160.47
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	112	72	$113.24	$23.40
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	100	94	$375.00	$116.70
92250 Photography of the retina	79	74	$256.00	$34.80
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	46	44	$432.00	$107.99
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	37	25	$432.00	$46.03
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	20	20	$748.00	$141.67
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	18	12	$3000.00	$309.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,104	565	$767.42	$38.19
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,492	132	$1500.00	$922.25
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,403	254	$720.00	$97.31
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	920	452	$207.00	$83.23
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	650	166	$120.00	$77.68
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	129	78	$110.91	$24.45
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	122	121	$748.00	$139.78
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	80	39	$432.00	$49.11
92250 Photography of the retina	73	70	$256.00	$38.31
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	59	58	$432.00	$94.16
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	35	33	$385.66	$117.58
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	31	15	$3000.00	$284.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$221.00	$159.65
67210 Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions	20	13	$3111.00	$497.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,356	662	$696.58	$38.05
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,364	263	$690.88	$97.48
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,338	627	$207.00	$82.67
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,042	99	$1500.00	$939.26
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	840	193	$120.00	$79.43
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	214	214	$736.32	$142.00
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	140	77	$204.75	$24.09
92250 Photography of the retina	130	122	$252.51	$41.85
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	107	101	$432.00	$85.46
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	106	87	$140.60	$26.09
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	100	59	$432.00	$56.12
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	61	32	$3000.00	$326.18
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	57	43	$350.16	$117.42
67210 Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions	42	35	$3111.00	$487.83
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	19	17	$5280.00	$1066.02
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	16	13	$1235.00	$504.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,134	655	$357.79	$36.24
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,306	652	$172.83	$77.35
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,254	275	$600.10	$92.12
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	874	86	$1500.00	$951.43
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	807	211	$114.94	$76.66
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	262	261	$477.56	$133.65
92250 Photography of the retina	181	173	$200.24	$45.21
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	145	117	$114.23	$23.83
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	142	134	$382.97	$75.50
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	122	62	$150.78	$22.50
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	80	46	$423.90	$64.72
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	55	30	$2800.00	$309.44
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	37	33	$238.95	$112.53
67210 Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions	27	21	$2831.78	$468.00
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	20	20	$5280.00	$923.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,052	622	$176.05	$36.31
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	1,354	668	$99.91	$76.66
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,232	265	$502.31	$93.29
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	906	91	$1500.00	$950.15
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	773	195	$100.03	$72.83
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	276	276	$251.12	$134.13
92250 Photography of the retina	152	151	$122.16	$57.71
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	122	99	$100.00	$24.03
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	112	111	$250.45	$69.21
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	95	49	$100.00	$22.41
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	86	53	$360.00	$81.10
67210 Laser destruction of retinal growth, 1 or more sessions	42	31	$1808.57	$467.42
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	40	24	$2500.00	$296.66
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	21	21	$5280.00	$994.19
67145 Photocoagulation treatment to prevent detachment of retina	18	15	$1235.00	$479.96
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	17	13	$71.00	$24.56
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	16	15	$150.00	$111.96

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License GA 035486

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

00503445A (GA)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Georgia Retina, Pc

1240 S Houston Lake Rd, Warner Robins, GA 310880721

Phone: 4787578806

Georgia Retina, Pc

575 Professional Dr, Lawrenceville, GA 300453300

Phone: 6784050922

Georgia Retina, Pc

160 Water Tower Ct, Macon, GA 312104873

Phone: 4787578806

Georgia Retina, Pc

112 Mall Rd, Dublin, GA 310213035

Phone: 4787578806

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Kubra Sarici , MD

Ophthalmology - Retina Specialist

NPI 1093380867

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Steven Allee , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1295763530

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Arpan Bachhawat , MD

Ophthalmology - Retina Specialist

NPI 1447461769

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 160 WATER TOWER CT, MACON, GA 312104873 (Tel: 4787578806)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 160 WATER TOWER CT, MACON, GA 312104873 (Tel: 4787578806)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as NORMAN NELSON, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Ophthalmology (License #035486 in GA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 28, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1518995810

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: June 28, 2006

Last Update: July 08, 2007

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

160 Water Tower Ct

Macon, GA 312104873

Phone: 4787578806

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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