Philip L Custer, MD

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

R9697 Issued in MO

Practice address

4901 Forest Park Ave
Dept Ophthalmology, 6TH FL
Saint Louis, MO 63108-1495

Phone

(314) 362-3937

Fax

(314) 362-3725

NPI assigned

Jul 17, 2006

Last updated

Apr 17, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MO

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 1978

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Washington UniversityGroup PAC ID 9830008770, 2,968 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Barnes Jewish Hospital Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, CCN 260032

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

84.2 of 100Reported as group

Quality

71.6

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

75.75

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: pcuster165050@direct.carenet.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Washington University

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1013957562
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Washington University

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1962442475
  NPD
• Ozarks Medical Center

  dba Ozarks Healthcare

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Plains, MO
  • NPI 1831115641
  NPD (past)
• Washington University

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1134169568
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Barnes Jewish Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Saint Louis, MO
  • NPI 1649299827
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Alison Curtner
• Lukasz J Curylo, M.D.
• Angela Nicole Cusanelli, LCSW
• Noelle Cushman
• Sarah Cust, MSC-SLP, CCC-SLP
• Sophia Custer, P.A.
• Alfredo Custodio, M.D.
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• Custom Dental Management
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• Ophthalmology Physician in Saint Louis, MO
• Providers in Saint Louis, MO by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Missouri

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 17, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.