Dr. Philip L. Custer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,922
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 303
- Part D claims, 2024
- 550
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 747-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Philip L. Custer is an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Custer practices at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of BJC Health.
Dr. Custer's NPI, 1538187968, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Custer graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1978. Dr. Custer holds Missouri license R9697.
- NPI
- 1538187968NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0840332672
- NPI enumeration date
- July 17, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 747-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Philip L. Custer practices at 2 locations in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Custer's primary practice is Barnes-Jewish Hospital, at One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110 in St. Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 747-3000. Dr. Custer also practices at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110.
- Barnes-Jewish HospitalPrimaryOne Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110 · St. Louis CityPhone(314) 747-3000
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110 · Saint Louis CityPhone(314) 362-5000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Philip L. Custer is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Custer's primary practice is Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of BJC Health. The medical group on file is WashU Medicine Psychiatry. Dmand AI also links Dr. Custer to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Philip L. Custer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Custer practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Philip L. Custer is one of 270 ophthalmologists in Missouri
Ophthalmology is Dr. Custer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Custer is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, MissouriPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Custer
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Philip L. Custer billed Medicare for 3,922 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,922 Medicare services from Dr. Custer across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 303 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $93,169 for them.
Dr. Custer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3,6002024: 3,3906%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3292024: 3271%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1682024: 168No change
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 382024: 373%
Where Dr. Custer's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,84798%
- In a facility752%
Dr. Custer compared with the Missouri median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Custer
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 3,922vs 1,5822.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 303vs 63052% below
- Part D claims
- 504vs 70328% below
Medians across 286 ophthalmologists in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Custer'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. Philip L. Custer treated 303 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Custer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 125 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Custer's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.
Dr. Custer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Custer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women18661%
- Men11739%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Custer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis52%
- Ischemic heart disease32%
- Anxiety29%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression22%
- Osteoporosis22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Custer's 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
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Philip L. Custer wrote 550 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Custer wrote 550 Medicare Part D claims for 253 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 504 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,126 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 409 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Custer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic540 claims98%
- Brand-name and other10 claims2%
Dr. Custer'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. Custer's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids3%19 of 550 claims
- Antibiotics21%116 of 550 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: 4092024: 50423%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
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
Dr. Philip L. Custer scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Custer for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Custer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Custer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 71.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Philip L. Custer received $495 in industry payments from 2020 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Custer from 2 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $332.
General payments to Dr. Custer by program year, 2020 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Custer the most, 2020 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Philip L. Custer graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Dr. Custer graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1978.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Philip L. Custer'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Philip L. Custer's NPI number?
Dr. Philip L. Custer's NPI number is 1538187968. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Philip L. Custer?
Dr. Philip L. Custer is an ophthalmologist in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Philip L. Custer practice?
Dr. Custer practices at One Barnes-Jewish Hospital Plaza, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Dr. Custer also practices at 1 Barnes Jewish Hospital Plz, Saint Louis, MO 63110. Dr. Custer's primary practice is Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of BJC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Custer to 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Philip L. Custer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Custer is (314) 747-3000.
What is Dr. Philip L. Custer's medical license number?
Dr. Custer holds Missouri license R9697.
Which hospitals is Dr. Philip L. Custer affiliated with?
Dr. Custer practices at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.
What medical group is Dr. Philip L. Custer part of?
Dr. Custer is linked to WashU Medicine Psychiatry.
Does Dr. Philip L. Custer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Custer billed Medicare for 3,922 services in 2024, and Dr. Custer accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Philip L. Custer's MIPS score?
Dr. Custer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Philip L. Custer see?
CMS counts 303 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Custer in 2024, with an average age of 75.
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What services does Dr. Philip L. Custer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Custer's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), office visit, new patient (99204) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Philip L. Custer go to medical school?
Dr. Custer graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1978.
What drugs does Dr. Philip L. Custer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Custer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim and Bacitracin-Polymyxin.
Has Dr. Philip L. Custer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $495 in general payments to Dr. Custer from 2 companies from 2020 to 2024. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Philip L. Custer been practicing?
Dr. Custer graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
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