Allen W. Elster Ii, MD

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Allen W. Elster Ii, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Most frequent services

1. Critical care, first 30-74 minutes (99291)168 services
2. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99214)102 services
3. Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume (94010)82 services
4. Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout (94727)81 services
5. Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases (94729)81 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

• High blood pressure75%
• High cholesterol75%
• COPD60%
• Arthritis52%
• Heart failure42%
• Ischemic heart disease41%

Hospitals where Allen W. Elster Ii works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Allen W. Elster Ii at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

• Memorial Mission Hospital and Asheville Surgery CeAsheville, NC · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 3 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 340002

Practice locations

Addresses where Allen W. Elster Ii is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• 30 Choctaw St, Suite AAsheville, NC 28801 (828) 213‑1740

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Allen W. Elster Ii as a member of this group (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLC601 clinicians in the group

Specialties

• Pulmonary Diseaseprimary
• Internal Medicinealso

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Other pulmonologists in Asheville

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Asheville, NC — not a recommendation.

• Lydia H. Chang, MD
• Timothy R. Heacock, MD
• Gregory Campbell, MD
• Ross M. Hoffman, MD
• Sandra Y. Morelock, MD
• Daniel Gutman, MD
• Patton W. Thompson, MD
• Benjamin Murray, MD

All pulmonologists in Asheville →

Other clinicians in Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLC

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

• Benjamin Krasne, MD
• Nancy L. Winebarger, PA
• Tristan R. Keys, MD
• Yaron Fridman, MD
• Lauren N. Threet, CNA
• Shireen Haque, MD

Clinician information

Most corrections must be made at the source: clinicians update their NPI Registry record (NPPES) and their Medicare enrollment (PECOS); this page follows the next data release.

Sources

1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians