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Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD

(416 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

2505 West Hammer Lane
Stockton, CA 95209

(209) 957-7050

Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health.

Office Locations

Sutter Health

2505 West Hammer Lane
Stockton, CA 95209

(209) 957-7050

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, injections and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
doctor visit	1729
injections	118
nursing home care	101
pain management	19
preventive care	153
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	153

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
doctor visit	1782
injections	82
lab tests	13
nursing home care	82
preventive care	340
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
vaccines	340

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	35
Hispanic	88
Asian	61
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	122
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	108
doctor visit	1781
injections	126
lab tests	13
nursing home care	80
pain management	18
preventive care	288
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20
vaccines	288

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	37
Hispanic	86
Asian	57
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	309
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	114
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	87
doctor visit	1792
injections	87
lab tests	26
nursing home care	64
preventive care	355
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26
vaccines	355

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	500
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	860
Black	52
Hispanic	180
Asian	90
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	550
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	212
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	110
doctor visit	1778
injections	110
lab tests	32
preventive care	173
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	173

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	30
Hispanic	76
Asian	44
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	85
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	61
doctor visit	1664
injections	61
lab tests	21
preventive care	131
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
vaccines	131

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	24
Hispanic	68
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	78
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	61
doctor visit	1551
injections	61
preventive care	161
vaccines	161

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	339
Black	21
Hispanic	59
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	77
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	1391
injections	26
preventive care	154
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
vaccines	154

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	23
Hispanic	55
Asian	36
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	80
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	1006
injections	39
preventive care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
vaccines	76

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	18
Hispanic	43
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	64
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	1169
injections	28
preventive care	46
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
vaccines	46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	20
Hispanic	42
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	58
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA during 2022 were aspiration, injections, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	1029
injections	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	20
Hispanic	39
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	52
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Stockton, CA were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and injections.

aspiration	65
doctor visit	1515
injections	68
lab tests	21
nursing home care	81
pain management	18
preventive care	187
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
vaccines	187

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	40
Non-Hispanic White	367
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	66
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	134
85 and over	85
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	244

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine. He completed residency at San Joaquin General Hospital. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine

Residency: San Joaquin General Hospital

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Shield of California, Medicare Advantage, HealthSmart, MultiPlan, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Humana, Cigna, Alliance PPO, Anthem Blue Cross of California, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Magellan Health Services, Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only, Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net..., Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO, Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO, Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO), Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund... and Accepted Health Plan of San Joaquin Plans: Advantage D-SNP (HMO) (HMO D-SNP).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Shield of California

Medicare Advantage

HealthSmart

MultiPlan

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Humana

Cigna

Alliance PPO

Anthem Blue Cross of California

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Magellan Health Services

Accepted Valley Health Plan Plans: Classic Commercial HMO Plan only

Accepted Health Net Plans: ELECT Open Access POS, Large and Small Group: ELECT POS, Large and Small Group: Health Net HMO: Large Group (101+ employees) & Small Group (2-100 employees): Health Net...

Accepted Provider Networks of America Plans: PPO

Accepted Sutter Health Plan Plans: Individual and Family Plan HMO: Large and Small Group HMO

Accepted SCAN Plans: Sutter Senior Advantage, a SCAN Medicare Plan (HMO)

Accepted Aetna Plans: Aetna Choice POS II: Aetna Select EPO: Aetna Select Open Access: Aetna Signature Administrators (ASA): Aetna Student Health Program: Health Fund HMO (aka HMO/HRA): Health Fund...

Accepted Health Plan of San Joaquin Plans: Advantage D-SNP (HMO) (HMO D-SNP)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 416 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Stockton, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Steven J. Nelson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,189 FARXIGA $409	SYMBICORT $220	DUTOPROL $139	BYDUREON PEN $131	ONGLYZA $113	Other $177
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,122 RYBELSUS $194	Victoza $189	Tresiba $139	Ozempic $138	Saxenda $120	Other $343
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$755 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $373	JARDIANCE $98	STIOLTO $51	Pradaxa $45	STIOLTO RESPIMAT $41	Other $147
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$600 TOUJEO $293	LANTUS $216	AFREZZA $28	PRALUENT $20	SOLIQUA $18	Other $24
Pfizer Inc.	$578 ELIQUIS $169	VIAGRA $130	FLECTOR PATCH $79	EMBEDA $47	PREVNAR - 13 $43	Other $111
Other	$3,244 INVOKANA $286	BASAGLAR $187	Repatha $181	Vesicare $152	Vascepa $135	Other $2,303

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,241
Education	$195
Consulting Fee	$52

Biography

Dr. Steven Nelson's area of specialization is family medicine. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Nelson appears to be in-network for Magellan Health Services, Anthem, Blue California, and more. He attended the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at San Joaquin General Hospital. Dr. Nelson is affiliated with Sutter Health.