Dr. Maurice Aaron Alston, DO

Dr. Alston practices at Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health.

Dr. Alston's NPI, 1184999021, was assigned on March 10, 2012. Dr. Alston graduated from Pcom in 2012. Dr. Alston holds Tennessee license 3767.

Dr. Alston's primary practice is Starr Regional Medical Center, at 1114 W Madison Ave, Athens, TN 37371 in Mc Minn County. The practice phone is (423) 745-1411.

Dr. Alston's primary practice is Starr Regional Medical Center in Athens, Tennessee, part of Lifepoint Health. Dr. Alston is also affiliated with Covenant Health Parkwest. The medical group on file is OhioHealth Physician Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Alston to 1 more hospital, 5 medical groups, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Alston practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Alston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Alston is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Alston's licenses on file in 2 states: Tennessee and Ohio.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, atrial fibrillation and flutter, chronic embolism thrombosis, chronic hypertension, chronic skin ulcer, coronary artery disease, heart blockage and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Alston treats.

CMS data shows 1,603 Medicare services from Dr. Alston across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 713 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $64,747 for them.

CMS counts 713 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Alston in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 271 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.97, 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. Alston's median patient age at 71, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Alston wrote 1,605 Medicare Part D claims for 267 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,463 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $331,948 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,896 claims across 30 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Alston for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Alston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Alston, more than 35% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Alston, published from 2018 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Prosthesis Design. Dr. Alston's most frequent co-authors are Gary M. Ansel, MD, Michael Biersmith, MD and Anna Catherine Falls, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 425 general payments to Dr. Alston from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $11,218.

Dr. Alston graduated from Pcom in 2012. Dr. Alston is a member of AOA.

Dr. Alston is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.