Dr. Destry James Elms, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 29,806
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 413
- Part D claims, 2024
- 747
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $5,629
- Practice address
- 8915 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 827-9060
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Illinois Cancer Specialists
Niles, Illinois
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Dr. Destry James Elms is a hematologist and oncologist in Niles, Illinois
Dr. Elms practices at Illinois Cancer Specialists in Niles, Illinois.
Dr. Elms' NPI, 1992236996, was assigned on March 22, 2017. Dr. Elms graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Elms holds Illinois license 036.151867.
- NPI
- 1992236996NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2769753318
- NPI enumeration date
- March 22, 2017
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 827-9060
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 35
- Medical school graduation
- 2017
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Destry James Elms practices at Illinois Cancer Specialists in Niles, Illinois
Dr. Elms' primary practice is Illinois Cancer Specialists, at 8915 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 827-9060.
- Illinois Cancer Specialists8915 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 827-9060
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Destry James Elms is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Elms' primary practice is Illinois Cancer Specialists in Niles, Illinois. Dr. Elms is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. The medical group on file is Illinois Cancer Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elms to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Destry James Elms' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Elms practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Illinois Cancer Specialists | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Destry James Elms is one of 563 hematologists and oncologists in Illinois
Hematology and oncology is Dr. Elms' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Elms is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Hematology and oncology, IllinoisPrimary
Hematologists and oncologists near Dr. Elms
Counts of hematologists and oncologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Destry James Elms billed Medicare for 29,806 services in 2024
CMS data shows 29,806 Medicare services from Dr. Elms across 45 procedure codes in 2024, for 413 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $809,799 for them.
Dr. Elms' Medicare services by type, 2024
- Drugs given in the office25,398
- Other services2,019
- Office and hospital visits967
- Tests and treatments872
- Lab and pathology480
- Imaging70
Where Dr. Elms' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office29,46899%
- In a facility3381%
Dr. Elms compared with the Illinois median for hematologists and oncologists, 2024
- Dr. Elms
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 29,806vs 1,05628.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 413vs 28246% above
- Part D claims
- 416vs 32827% above
Medians across 547 hematologists and oncologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Elms' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Destry James Elms treated 413 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 413 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elms in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 180 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.70, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Elms' median patient age at 72, with 53% women.
Dr. Elms' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Elms' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women22855%
- Men18545%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Elms' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Cancer42%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Diabetes38%
- Heart failure35%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Elms' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men46%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Destry James Elms wrote 747 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Elms wrote 747 Medicare Part D claims for 182 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 416 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,118,533 in total drug cost.
Dr. Elms' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic543 claims73%
- Brand-name and other204 claims27%
Dr. Elms' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Elms' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids8%62 of 747 claims
- Antibiotics6%43 of 747 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Destry James Elms takes part in Medicare
Dr. Elms accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Destry James Elms received $5,629 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 223 general payments to Dr. Elms from 53 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $508.
General payments to Dr. Elms by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Elms by kind, 2024 to 2025
- Food and beverage$5,50398%
- Education$1272%
Companies that paid Dr. Elms the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Destry James Elms graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dr. Elms graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 2017.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Destry James Elms's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Destry James Elms' NPI number?
Dr. Destry James Elms' NPI number is 1992236996. It was assigned on March 22, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Destry James Elms?
Dr. Destry James Elms is a hematologist and oncologist in Niles, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hematology & Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207RH0003X).
Where does Dr. Destry James Elms practice?
Dr. Elms practices at 8915 W Golf Rd, Niles, IL 60714. Dr. Elms' primary practice is Illinois Cancer Specialists in Niles, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Elms to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Destry James Elms' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Elms is (847) 827-9060.
What is Dr. Destry James Elms' medical license number?
Dr. Elms holds Illinois license 036.151867, one of 2 state licenses on file.
Which hospitals is Dr. Destry James Elms affiliated with?
Dr. Elms is affiliated with Evanston Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Elms to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Destry James Elms part of?
Dr. Elms is linked to Illinois Cancer Specialists.
Does Dr. Destry James Elms accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Elms billed Medicare for 29,806 services in 2024, and Dr. Elms accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Destry James Elms see?
CMS counts 413 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Elms in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Destry James Elms bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Elms' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J9144), injected or infused drug (J9271) and injected or infused drug (J0881).
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Where did Dr. Destry James Elms go to medical school?
Dr. Elms graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 2017.
What drugs does Dr. Destry James Elms prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Elms' most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Eliquis and Acyclovir.
Has Dr. Destry James Elms received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $5,629 in general payments to Dr. Elms from 53 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Destry James Elms been practicing?
Dr. Elms graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.
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