Active NPI 1285614099 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. David Joel Elpern , MD

Dermatology • Williamstown, MA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. David Elpern, MD is a certified Dermatology practicing in Williamstown, MA. With approximately 56 years of clinical experience since graduating from New York University School Of Medicine in 1970, Dr. Elpern delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 12 MEADOW ST.

Dr. Elpern accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

12 Meadow St

Williamstown, MA 01267

Telephone 4134582800

Fax 4134584224

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

New York University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1970

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Dermatology in Williamstown, MA

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

56 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 56.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.5 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Williamstown, MA (648 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

29.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Elpern (56 Years) 56 Yrs

Williamstown Specialty Average (56.0 Years) 56.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	659	377	$110.00	$86.04
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	181	119	$60.00	$53.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	107	$150.00	$105.88
17000 Destruction of skin growth	77	64	$109.00	$53.54
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	77	69	$140.00	$89.65
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	74	71	$140.00	$116.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	37	$140.00	$121.51
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	43	28	$20.00	$6.41
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	22	21	$312.00	$233.31
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	16	$75.00	$47.80
69100 Biopsy of ear	16	11	$132.00	$67.81
11641 Removal of cancer skin growth of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$310.00	$224.09
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	12	12	$55.00	$50.24
67810 Biopsy of eyelid	11	11	$290.00	$176.04

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	626	354	$110.00	$92.43
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	169	119	$60.00	$58.12
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	119	101	$140.00	$101.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	107	107	$150.00	$114.52
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	79	76	$140.00	$130.26
17000 Destruction of skin growth	57	44	$109.00	$61.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	32	$140.00	$130.57
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	44	29	$20.00	$7.03
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	36	23	$75.00	$52.60

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	656	370	$110.00	$94.18
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	125	102	$60.00	$58.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	103	$150.00	$115.27
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	99	93	$140.00	$107.86
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	94	88	$140.00	$131.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	46	$140.00	$133.02
17000 Destruction of skin growth	59	51	$109.00	$60.23
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	37	23	$20.00	$7.22
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	23	20	$75.00	$54.48
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	13	$194.00	$125.77
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$215.00	$173.15
69100 Biopsy of ear	15	14	$132.00	$92.81
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	14	$312.00	$258.80
11105 Punch biopsy, each additional skin growth	11	11	$55.00	$49.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	582	353	$103.30	$95.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	99	99	$150.00	$117.59
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	96	87	$140.00	$106.49
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	91	75	$60.00	$59.11
17000 Destruction of skin growth	74	64	$109.00	$64.14
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	64	45	$140.00	$135.79
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	46	42	$140.00	$138.20
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	41	33	$20.00	$6.99
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	19	18	$194.00	$141.87
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	18	17	$75.00	$56.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$215.00	$175.36

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	612	344	$95.00	$77.98
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	117	89	$60.00	$47.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$150.00	$110.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	82	50	$140.00	$112.77
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	75	64	$140.00	$99.88
17000 Destruction of skin growth	58	48	$109.00	$62.35
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	43	27	$20.00	$6.37
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	31	29	$140.00	$126.94
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	22	19	$194.00	$147.13
11602 Removal of cancer skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	14	13	$312.00	$261.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	640	393	$95.00	$77.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	128	86	$60.00	$47.31
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	85	$150.00	$113.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	42	$140.00	$113.43
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	72	68	$140.00	$98.32
17000 Destruction of skin growth	68	60	$109.00	$61.41
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	45	30	$20.00	$5.98
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	31	28	$140.00	$125.43
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	17	11	$194.00	$135.52
69100 Biopsy of ear	12	12	$132.00	$95.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	603	374	$95.00	$76.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	131	103	$60.00	$46.10
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	124	116	$140.00	$108.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	108	62	$140.00	$112.44
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$150.00	$113.04
17000 Destruction of skin growth	63	53	$109.00	$62.84
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	57	25	$20.00	$5.61
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	27	21	$194.00	$133.43
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	17	14	$45.00	$34.46
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$215.00	$171.73
17271 Destruction of cancer skin growth of scalp, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 0.6-1.0 cm	12	11	$205.00	$151.91

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	682	445	$95.00	$72.90
96910 Skin application of tar and ultraviolet B or petrolatum and ultraviolet B	222	13	$100.00	$73.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	154	115	$60.00	$43.75
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	112	99	$140.00	$99.79
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	103	$150.00	$107.89
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	88	50	$140.00	$106.95
17000 Destruction of skin growth	78	67	$109.00	$59.94
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	58	31	$20.00	$5.70
17261 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	29	19	$194.00	$116.93
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$215.00	$162.86
17281 Destruction of malignant growth (0.6 to 1.0 centimeters) of face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or mouth	21	17	$223.00	$170.25

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Dermatology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207N00000X

State License MA 78145

A dermatologist is trained to diagnose and treat pediatric and adult patients with benign and malignant disorders of the skin, mouth, external genitalia, hair and nails, as well as a number of sexually transmitted diseases. The dermatologist has had additional training and experience in the diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers, melanomas, moles and other tumors of the skin, the management of contact dermatitis and other allergic and nonallergic skin disorders, and in the recognition of the skin manifestations of systemic (including internal malignancy) and infectious diseases. Dermatologists have special training in dermatopathology and in the surgical techniques used in dermatology. They also have expertise in the management of cosmetic disorders of the skin such as hair loss and scars and the skin changes associated with aging.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3114139 (MA)

Medicaid State Provider ID

OVN0704 (VT)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Tufts

078145 (MA)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active October 04, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 04, 2007

Registered at 12 MEADOW ST, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267 (Tel: 4134582800)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 04, 2007

Registered at 12 MEADOW ST, WILLIAMSTOWN, MA 01267 (Tel: 4134582800)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 04, 2007

Recorded as DAVID ELPERN, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 04, 2007

Dermatology (License #78145 in MA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 18, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1285614099

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 18, 2006

Last Update: October 04, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

12 Meadow St

Williamstown, MA 01267

Phone: 4134582800

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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