Dr. William G. Costello, MD

  • Ellsworth, ME
  • Emergency medicine physician
NPI1629227145PAC ID6709943061
Medicare services, 2024
272
Medicare patients, 2024
242
Part D claims, 2024
147
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$13
Practice address
50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605
Practice phone
Call (207) 667-5311
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital

Hospital · Ellsworth, Maine

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Dr. William G. Costello is an emergency medicine physician in Ellsworth, Maine

Dr. Costello practices at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, part of Northern Light Health.

Dr. Costello's NPI, 1629227145, was assigned on September 9, 2008. Dr. Costello graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Costello holds Georgia license 061570.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6709943061
NPI enumeration date
September 9, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(207) 667-5311
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. William G. Costello practices at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine

Dr. Costello's primary practice is Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital, at 50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605 in Hancock County. The practice phone is (207) 667-5311.

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Dr. William G. Costello is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Costello's primary practice is Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, part of Northern Light Health. Dr. Costello is also affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin. The medical group on file is Northern Light Emergency Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Costello to 3 more medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. William G. Costello's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Costello practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northern Light Maine Coast HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. William G. Costello is one of 410 emergency medicine physicians in Maine

Emergency medicine is Dr. Costello's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Costello's licenses on file in 3 states: Georgia, Maine and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Emergency medicine, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 061570 · taxonomy 207P00000X
  • Maine licenseLicense MD25476
  • New York licenseLicense 193444-1

Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Costello

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. William G. Costello billed Medicare for 272 services in 2024

CMS data shows 272 Medicare services from Dr. Costello across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 242 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,944 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024272
Medicare patients242
Paid by Medicare$29,944
Procedure codes4

Dr. Costello's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2192024: 25818%
Tests and treatments
2023: 332024: 1458%

Dr. Costello compared with the Maine median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024

  • Dr. Costello
  • Maine median
Medicare services
272vs 18448% above
Medicare patients
242vs 19524% above
Part D claims
48vs 5817% below

Medians across 426 emergency medicine physicians in Maine with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Costello's 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. William G. Costello treated 242 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 242 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Costello in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 87 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 70% have high cholesterol. 35% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.56, 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. Costello's median patient age at 59, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024242
Average age75
Average risk score1.56
Also on Medicaid35%

Dr. Costello's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Costello's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12652%
  • Men11648%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Costello's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol70%
  3. Arthritis42%
  4. Ischemic heart disease36%
  5. Chronic kidney disease34%
  6. Diabetes34%
  7. Atrial fibrillation32%
  8. Anxiety30%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Costello's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 59

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. William G. Costello wrote 147 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Costello wrote 147 Medicare Part D claims for 104 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 48 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $123 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 27 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024147
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$123
Part D patients104

Dr. Costello's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic135 claims92%
  • Brand-name and other12 claims8%

Dr. Costello's 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. Costello's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids15%22 of 147 claims
  • Antibiotics36%53 of 147 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 272024: 4878%

Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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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. William G. Costello takes part in Medicare

Dr. Costello 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. William G. Costello received $13 in industry payments in 2018

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Costello from 1 drug or device company in 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp) paid the most, $13.

Companies that paid Dr. Costello the most, 2018 to 2018

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. William G. Costello graduated from Boston University School of Medicine

Dr. Costello graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. William G. Costello's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. William G. Costello's NPI number?

Dr. William G. Costello's NPI number is 1629227145. It was assigned on September 9, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. William G. Costello?

Dr. William G. Costello is an emergency medicine physician in Ellsworth, Maine. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).

Where does Dr. William G. Costello practice?

Dr. Costello practices at 50 Union Street, Ellsworth, ME 04605. Dr. Costello's primary practice is Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine, part of Northern Light Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Costello to 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. William G. Costello's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Costello is (207) 667-5311.

What is Dr. William G. Costello's medical license number?

Dr. Costello holds Georgia license 061570, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. William G. Costello been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Costello in Georgia, Maine and New York.

Which hospitals is Dr. William G. Costello affiliated with?

Dr. Costello practices at Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital in Ellsworth, Maine. Dr. Costello is also affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin.

What medical group is Dr. William G. Costello part of?

Dr. Costello is linked to Northern Light Emergency Care. Dmand AI links Dr. Costello to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. William G. Costello accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Costello billed Medicare for 272 services in 2024, and Dr. Costello accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. William G. Costello see?

CMS counts 242 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Costello in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. William G. Costello bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Costello's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and heart test or procedure (93010).

Where did Dr. William G. Costello go to medical school?

Dr. Costello graduated from Boston University School of Medicine in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. William G. Costello prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Costello's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Tramadol HCl and Prednisone.

Has Dr. William G. Costello received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13 in general payments to Dr. Costello from 1 company from 2018 to 2018. The largest total came from ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp).

How long has Dr. William G. Costello been practicing?

Dr. Costello graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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