Physician

David A Gaston, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, David Gaston, MD (NPI: 1205818283) practices micrographic dermatologic surgery in the Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Escambia, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is WEST FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC, PA (NPI: 1568452688; TIN: 592193856) and primary practice location at 32514-6050.

Gaston's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 825 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,896 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $635,350 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 242 prescription claims across 118 beneficiaries totaling $33,156 in drug costs, led by Acitretin (Acitretin). Open Payments data shows 67 records totaling $1,338. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $14,432 and ending at $33,156. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$409K$819K2015 Medicare payment: $666,241 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $757,946 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $781,530 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $818,866 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $669,617 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $609,451 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $604,124 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $576,972 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $572,589 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $635,350 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,1577,453$666,241
20161,2178,488$757,946
20171,2028,625$781,530
20181,1607,873$818,866
20191,1355,989$669,617
20209364,698$609,451
20219175,175$604,124
20228424,780$576,972
20237674,530$572,589
20248254,896$635,350

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$69K$138K2015 Drug cost: $14,432 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $10,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $13,003 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $13,209 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $17,375 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $43,606 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $137,735 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $16,858 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $6,789 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $33,156 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015167280$14,432
2016170262$10,254
2017164259$13,003
2018145230$13,209
2019123204$17,375
2020131226$43,606
2021145214$137,735
2022117193$16,858
2023125211$6,789
2024118242$33,156

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks411546$456
17312Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks109158$314
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more341499$63
17000Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth267366$35
17003Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths2161,151$4

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
AcitretinAcitretin15570$2,583
FluorouracilFluorouracil12336$818
Triamcinolone AcetonideTriamcinolone Acetonide23690$320
AzathioprineAzathioprine12360$212
CephalexinCephalexin24186$146

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.67$1,338ABBVIE INC.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for David A. Gaston, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for David A. Gaston, MD (NPI 1205818283), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does David A. Gaston, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to David A. Gaston, MD?

David A. Gaston, MD is linked to WEST FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER CLINIC, PA (billing NPI 1568452688) in the available physician profile data.

Does David A. Gaston, MD have Open Payments data?

David A. Gaston, MD has 67 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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