Region 5

Dr. Brent Nelson serves as Performant Recovery’s Contractor Medical Director for CMS’ national RAC Region 5 for DMEPOS, Home Health and Hospice, bringing with him more than 18 years of clinical and regulatory experience. Prior to Performant, he worked as the Medical Director for Utilization Management/Review, Prior Authorization and Appeals with Humana. During his tenure with Humana, Dr. Nelson worked on the team that was responsible for reviewing and rendering determinations on front end reviews, waivers, pre-authorizations and provider disputes. He began his career as an urgent care and primary care physician before transitioning out of clinical practice. Dr. Nelson received his Bachelor of Natural Sciences in Chemistry from Mesa State College and his Doctor of Osteopathy from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is a board-certified physician in family medicine.