What is Dirk Elston's specialty?

Dirk Elston (NPI 1669449161) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Dermatology in Charleston, SC.

Where does Dirk Elston practice?

Dirk Elston practices in Charleston, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669449161.

How much does Medicare pay Dirk Elston?

Dirk Elston (NPI 1669449161) received approximately $279K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,632 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669449161

Dirk ElstonMD

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DermatologyCharleston, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,484

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,320

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$258K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 151 Dermatology providers in SC — below median (cohort median 6,217).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,580

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.6M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

37.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Dupilumab152 claims

Minoxidil123 claims

Mometasone Furoate101 claims

Dupilumab95 claims

Spironolactone73 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.0

Quality

62.4

Cost

72.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$308

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$291

Education$17

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$291

Education$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Dirk Elston's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	218	505
John Metcalf Pathology · Charleston, SC	28	40
RALSTON, JONATHAN	14	19
Emily Kmetz Dermatology · Summerville, SC	12	45
Diana Antonovich Dermatology · Charleston, SC	12	23
Richard Marchell Dermatology · Charleston, SC	11	38

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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