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Phillip R. Elston, OD

NPI 1205829629ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Birmingham, MI

Optometrist (OD) in Birmingham, Michigan, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 2005). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $9,544 for 88 patients in 2024, with only 40 Part D claims. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $144.18 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1205829629
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 31, 2005
Last updated in NPPESAug 25, 2020
Certified by providerAug 25, 2020

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X046009787IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (MI)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients88
Services billed111 across 10 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$9,544

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)40 · 87 30-day fills
Patients15
Total drug cost$1,227
Generic share78% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year2005
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical groups

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$144.18 · 4 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$143.96 · 4 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$144.18 · 4 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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