Allen William Elster, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Asheville, NC
Allen William Elster, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1174817332, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-00181, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Allen William Elster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 2016-00181 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 30 Choctaw St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 255-7733
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Oct 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200722003259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 30 Choctaw St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marjorie Baskin, AG-ACNPNurse Practitioner1871261511
- W Bazemore, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1457445066
- Ryan Brown, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1164865507
- Gregory Campbell, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1528048949
- Pamela Chandler, FNPNurse Practitioner1588951644
- Elizabeth CrosbyNurse Practitioner1467217646
Verify Allen William Elster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-00181Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 64% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta249 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa177 claims
- Montelukast Sodium104 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere100 claims
- Stiolto Respimat63 claims
- Ventolin Hfa43 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Allen William Elster among 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina
Allen William Elster, M.D. is one of 429 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 77% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 333 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 429 pulmonary disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 429 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- W Bazemore, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011457445066
- Gregory Campbell, MDAsheville, NC 288011528048949
- Daniel Fertel, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011295943793
- Mark Goldblatt, DOAsheville, NC 288011821087537
- Daniel Gutman, MDAsheville, NC 288011174899801
- Timothy Heacock, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011700053642
- James Keel, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011841386307
- Katherine Lewis, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011649430281
Common questions
What is Allen William Elster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Allen William Elster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174817332, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Allen William Elster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 30 Choctaw St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 255-7733. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Allen William Elster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-00181, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Allen William Elster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Allen William Elster, M.D. had 1,336 Medicare Part D claims for 230 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Allen William Elster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.