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David Nelson, MD

4.7/5
102 Ratings 25 Comments
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8445 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71106
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Shreveport, LA
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General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Family Medicine

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Ochsner LSU Health - Spring Lake
8445 Line Ave
Shreveport, LA 71106
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Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center
1541 Kings Highway
Shreveport, LA
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General Info

Gender

  • Male

Languages

  • English

Primary Specialty

Family Medicine
A native of West Monroe, LA, Dr. Nelson is a graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge and LSUHSCS. Following completion of our family medicine residency program, he joined the faculty in 1995. He holds additional licensure in medical acupuncture and serves as Medical Director of St. Joseph’s Hospice.

Medical School

LSU Health Shreveport - Office of the Registrar - undefined

Internship

LSUHSC Shreveport - Family Practice

Residency

LSUHSC Shreveport - Family Medicine

Certifications

American Board of Family Medicine - Family Medicine

Ochsner LSU Health Patient Verified Reviews

4.7/5
102 Ratings 25 Comments

To obtain patient ratings and comments, we partner with Press Ganey, an independent patient satisfaction company that works with more than 26,000 healthcare organizations to improve the patient experience. These patient verified ratings are based on the “likelihood to recommend” physician scores on the nationally developed CAHPS Clinician & Group Survey (CG-CAHPS). Actual top box results for this question are translated to a 1-5 scale, and the star scores are measured on that scale, with 5 being the best score.

April 2025

Love my dr.

April 2025

Very good

April 2025

It was a excellent experience

April 2025

my care was provided by the doctor and x-ray technician and it was excellent

March 2025

Dr. Nelson is always very professional.

March 2025

Taken that Dr. Nelson has the training and knowledge base, he definitely includes me in the decision for my care.

February 2025

Great

February 2025

Excellent Provider!!!

February 2025

Good

February 2025

Dr Nelson is very caring about what is going on with his patients. He will always try to get the problem solved whatever is going on with you he also explains everything to you so that you know what's going on and he explains it in a way that you can understand. Dr Nelson is awesome

January 2025

Dr Nelson is always a good experience

January 2025

My experience is always good with this provider

December 2024

Great

December 2024

Awesome

November 2024

Been with providers since 2003

November 2024

Keep up the great work

October 2024

Great

October 2024

Dr. Nelson is always great!

September 2024

Excellent service

September 2024

My Doctor was very understanding and he made me feel like he was concerned about me.

September 2024

Good

August 2024

Dr David Nelson is a great Dr. He has a very friendly personality & is easy to talk with even about difficult or embarrassing health issues. He is a major asset to your clinic.

August 2024

Great

July 2024

I would like a different doctor. That's how bad it was.

July 2024

He is my doctor , know body else

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