Steven Donald Elster, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Steven Donald Elster, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1952358772, issued on May 27, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 106521, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Donald Elster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 106521 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63106
- Phone
- (314) 289-6410
- Enumerated
- May 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050603000033); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven Donald Elster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 106521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone11 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): 88.9 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
- Ssm Health Care GroupSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Donald Elster among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri
Steven Donald Elster, MD is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2012 among the 808 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
398 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Louis
They are 398 of the 27,605 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Louis, and 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Steven Donald Elster, MD's NPI number?
Steven Donald Elster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952358772, issued on May 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Donald Elster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 N Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO, 63106. Phone: (314) 289-6410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Donald Elster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 106521, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven Donald Elster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Donald Elster, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Donald Elster, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.9 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.