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Scott C. Elston, M.D.

NPI 1710942016ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Burlington, NC

Internal Medicine (M.D.) in Burlington, North Carolina, trained at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University (class of 1988). 264 Medicare patients in 2024, $35,281 paid; nearly all of their 1,370 Part D prescriptions were generic (97%). Pfizer Inc. reported $16.17 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1710942016
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 19, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJul 18, 2023
Certified by providerJul 18, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine Primary207R00000X33995NC

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NC)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients264
Services billed655 across 53 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$35,281

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,370 · 1,393 30-day fills
Patients622
Total drug cost$11,853
Generic share97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolJefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Graduation year1988
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$16.17 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Pfizer Inc.$16.171

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$16.17 · 1 payment

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

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