Dirk Elston MD in Charleston, South Carolina

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
PATHOLOGY

Medical School: Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation Year: 1982
The Primary Medical Specialty for Dirk Elston MD is listed as: Dermatology
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 42
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0244126183
NPI #: 1669449161
NPI Created On: 03/02/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/08/2015
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X
License Number:
MD033258E
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Absolute Total Care, Inc
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion
2. Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion
3. Tangential biopsy of additional skin lesion
4. Tangential biopsy of additional skin lesion
5. Removal of up to and including 15 skin tags
6. Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs
7. Shaving of 0.6 centimeters to 1.0 centimeters skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs
8. Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals
9. Injection of up to 7 skin growths
10. Destruction of skin growth
11. Destruction of skin growth
12. Destruction of 2-14 skin growths
13. Destruction of 2-14 skin growths
14. Destruction of up to 14 skin growths
15. Destruction of up to 14 skin growths
16. Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of trunk, arms, or legs
17. Destruction of malignant growth (1.1 to 2.0 centimeters) of trunk, arms, or legs
18. Strapping, unna boot
19. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, moderately low complexity
20. Pathology examination of tissue using a microscope, intermediate complexity

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).