NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Dermatology Physician NPI 1215046354 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Anthony Gust, M.D.
Dermatology Physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,011 in Dermatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
2K
Medicare Part D claims · 698 beneficiaries · Dermatology Physician avg: 799
Generic prescribing
87%
generic claims · 13% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$579.66
23 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Anthony Gust, M.D. filed 1,840 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Dermatology Physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania, prescribing 87% generic.
- 2K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 87%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥83rd
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Anthony Gust, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1215046354), first enumerated 08/30/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,840 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
3 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$579.66 in reported industry payments (23 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Pennsylvania statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Anthony Gust, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: PA-BOM annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1215046354 · Dermatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1215046354
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 15K Dermatology Physician
- RX-MID 1,840
- BOOK-LIGHT 629 in Pennsylvania
- PHOTO-ENUM Barry Hellman · 2006
Anthony Gust, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
1,840 ≥ 83rd percentile 83% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Anthony Gust, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 3 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Anthony Gust, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Dermatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,840 130% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Pennsylvania
How Dermatology Physician compares to other specialties among Pennsylvania providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Dermatology Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1215046354 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/30/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Anthony Gust, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
According to CMS billing records, Anthony Gust, M.D. is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities.
Advanced Dermatology Associates, Ltd.
Allentown, PA
Lehigh Valley Physician Group
Allentown, PA
Valley Health Partners Community Health Center
Allentown, PA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Anthony Gust, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$580
Largest payer
ABBVIE INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Pennsylvania PA-BOM 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~45K Pennsylvania medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Anthony Gust, M.D.. To verify Anthony Gust, M.D.'s current license status, search the PA-BOM public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
133
Total board actions, Pennsylvania 2023
Across 129 cases
2.96
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Pennsylvania statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
48 cases
PA-BOM publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Pennsylvania disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Anthony Gust, M.D. - brand share 13.0%
Dermatology Physician average
13% brand-name claims vs 87% generic, on 1,840 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,840
Total Claims
$995K
Total Drug Cost
698
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 2,195
- Total Day Supply
- 56,849
- Brand vs Generic
- 13% brand / 87% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $939K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $56K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 97
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.22
- Gender Split
- 47% female / 53% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 39, 65-74: 254, 75-84: 306, 85+: 99
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Anthony Gust, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Ketoconazole
Ketoconazole
340 claims
- Triamcinolone Acet…
Triamcinolone Acetonide
145 claims
- Betamethasone Dipr… 134
Betamethasone Diprop Augmented
134 claims
- Hydrocortisone 124
Hydrocortisone
124 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate 119
Doxycycline Hyclate
119 claims
- Clobetasol Propion… 105
Clobetasol Propionate
105 claims
- Metronidazole 81
Metronidazole
81 claims
- Mupirocin 73
Mupirocin
73 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Ketoconazole | 340 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | 145 |
| Betamethasone Diprop Augmented Betamethasone/Propylene Glyc | 134 |
| Hydrocortisone | 124 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 119 |
| Clobetasol Propionate | 105 |
| Metronidazole | 81 |
| Mupirocin | 73 |
| Fluorouracil | 69 |
| Dupixent Pen Dupilumab | 57 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Dermatology Physician Overview
How Anthony Gust, M.D. fits within the Dermatology Physician landscape nationally.
15,011
Dermatology Physician Providers in US
53
States with Dermatology Physician
799
Avg Claims per Provider
Anthony Gust, M.D.'s 1,840 claims are above the specialty average of 799.
Nationwide Dermatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Gust, both outside Pennsylvania so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Dermatology Physician Providers in Pennsylvania
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Pennsylvania, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Gust.
One of 629 Dermatology Physician providers enrolled in Pennsylvania, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Mark Abdelmalek
M.D.
Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Debra Abell
MD
Wexford, PA
Dr. Barry Abraham
MD
Penn Valley, PA
Dr. Nina Abraham
MD
Haverford, PA
Dr. Katrina Abuabara
MD
Philadelphia, PA
Compare Dermatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Anthony Gust, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D. specializes in Dermatology Physician and practices in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Anthony Gust, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Anthony Gust, M.D. wrote 1,840 Medicare Part D claims totaling $995K in drug costs for 698 beneficiaries.
Where is Anthony Gust, M.D. located? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D. is located at 1259 S CEDAR CREST BLVD STE 100, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 437-4134.
What is Anthony Gust, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215046354, issued on 08/30/2006.
Does Anthony Gust, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D.'s prescribing is 13% brand-name and 87% generic drugs by claim count, with $939K in brand drug costs.
How many Dermatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,011 Dermatology Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Dermatology Physician provider writes 799 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Anthony Gust, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Anthony Gust, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Ketoconazole, Triamcinolone Acetonide, Betamethasone Diprop Augmented. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Anthony Gust, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,840 Part D claims and 698 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Anthony Gust, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Anthony Gust, M.D.'s NPI is 1215046354 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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