Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Dr. Dirk Michael Elston, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1669449161

Dr. Dirk Michael Elston, MD practises Dermatology in Charleston, South Carolina. Graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1982, 44 years ago. Practices with University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol, a 1,640-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
44
Trained at
Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Licensed in
NY, PA, SC
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
5
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425-8908 Not confirmed with CMS for 11 years — call before visiting
Phone: (843) 792-1414
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Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 35527 (SC)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence MD033258E (PA)
Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician Taxonomy 207ZD0900X · Licence MD033258E (PA)
Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician Taxonomy 207ZD0900X · Licence 260871 (NY)
Dermatology Physician Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 260871 (NY)

Record details

NPI number1669449161
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 2, 2006
Last updated in NPPESApril 8, 2015

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Also practisesPATHOLOGY
Medical schoolJEFFERSON MEDICAL COLLEGE OF THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY
Graduated 1982 (44 years in practice)
Group practice University Medical Associates Of The Medical University Of South Carol — 1640 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 575 times · 88th percentile
Skin biopsy 168 times · 82nd percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 24 times · 73rd percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Removal of nail tissue 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,632
Services billed 5,740 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Trident Medical Center Hospital · Charleston, SC · listed as Trident Medical Center, LLC
  • Coastal Carolina Hospital Hospital · Hardeeville, SC
  • Musc Medical Center Hospital · Charleston, SC

Colleagues at University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1640 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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