NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Winston Leon Elliston, MD

Allergy & Immunology Physician · Asheville, NC

Winston Leon Elliston, MD is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1366433898, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 21399, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366433898
Name
Winston Leon Elliston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
License number
21399 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
14 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 255-3749
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2022
Fax
(828) 254-9925
Medicaid ID
1366433898 NC
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 14 Mcdowell St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marcia Ballard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1124018775
  2. David Brown, M. D.Allergy & Immunology Physician1588655609
  3. Benjamin ClubbPhysician Assistant1982353454
  4. Christopher Copenhaver, M.D,Allergy & Immunology Physician1659370708
  5. Elise Coulson, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1073993788
  6. Catherine Cranford, MDAllergy & Immunology Physician1639517279

Verify Winston Leon Elliston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024

38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Winston Elliston38
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Montelukast Sodium13 claims
  2. Azelastine Hcl12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 27.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score0.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%92.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Winston Leon Elliston among 146 allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina

Winston Leon Elliston, MD is one of 146 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 82% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 146 allergy & immunology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 allergy & immunology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Brown, M. D.Asheville, NC 288011588655609
  2. Christopher Copenhaver, M.D,Asheville, NC 288011659370708
  3. Elise Coulson, MDAsheville, NC 288011073993788
  4. Catherine Cranford, MDAsheville, NC 288011639517279
  5. Michael Cross, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011316033095
  6. David Cypcar, MDAsheville, NC 288011508857319
  7. Alexander Fender, MDAsheville, NC 288011073074951
  8. Henry Jenkins, MDAsheville, NC 288011083605539

Common questions

What is Winston Leon Elliston, MD's NPI number?

Winston Leon Elliston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366433898, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Winston Leon Elliston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Mcdowell St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 255-3749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Winston Leon Elliston, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 21399, 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 Winston Leon Elliston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Winston Leon Elliston, MD had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Winston Leon Elliston, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 27.6 of 100. 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.