Dr. David Scott German , MD
Plastic Surgery • Saint Louis, MO
621 South New Ballas Road, Suite 6003b
Saint Louis, MO 63141
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NPI assigned on August 11, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 726 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 293 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 243 service units.
- 97597 — Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less: 47 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 7 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 290 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Santyl (Collagenase Clostridium Hist.) — 62 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gentamicin Sulfate — 47 prescription fills, including refills.
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav) — 36 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 9 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 65. Middle half: 37 to 124.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 71. Middle half: 43 to 187.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,300 in 2020 to 726 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
621 South New Ballas Road
Suite 6003b
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mercy Clinic Burn And Plastic Surgery Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
1985
What Public CMS Data Show
Plastic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
192 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $55,914 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $41,327 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
308 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$68,735 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $291.53 across 13 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $291.53 across 13 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Organogenesis Inc.: $186.26 across 8 records.
- Hydrofera LLC: $24.84 across 1 record.
- Smith+Nephew, Inc.: $22.84 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
41 years (graduated 1985)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1985 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. German has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. German as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Saint Louis and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 65. Middle half: 37 to 124.
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 71. Middle half: 43 to 187.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,535. Middle half: $3,000 to $11,583.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,470. Middle half: $3,259 to $14,152.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $3,096. Middle half: $2,138 to $8,631.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 26 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,025. Middle half: $2,460 to $10,219.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 48. Middle half: 25 to 139.
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 40 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 48. Middle half: 20 to 139.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO (2024, 16 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $519. Middle half: $158 to $971.
A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Plastic Surgery in Missouri (2024, 40 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $375. Middle half: $84 to $904.
54 active clinicians are listed under Plastic Surgery with a practice address in Saint Louis, MO (105 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Saint Louis
5.6% of these 54 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
51.9% of these 54 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 44% from 1,300 in 2020 to 726 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,300
- 2021: 1,066
- 2022: 843
- 2023: 897
- 2024: 726
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 30% from $79,573 in 2020 to $55,914 in 2024.
- 2020: $79,573
- 2021: $85,222
- 2022: $66,321
- 2023: $71,456
- 2024: $55,914
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 32% from $60,790 in 2020 to $41,327 in 2024.
- 2020: $60,790
- 2021: $64,886
- 2022: $50,221
- 2023: $52,979
- 2024: $41,327
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 40% from 481 in 2020 to 290 in 2024.
- 2020: 481
- 2021: 500
- 2022: 408
- 2023: 342
- 2024: 290
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 40% from 509 in 2020 to 308 in 2024.
- 2020: 509
- 2021: 537
- 2022: 429
- 2023: 369
- 2024: 308
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 62% from $179,131 in 2020 to $68,735 in 2024.
- 2020: $179,131
- 2021: $95,591
- 2022: $100,516
- 2023: $111,953
- 2024: $68,735
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $190.70 in 2021 to $291.53 in 2025.
- 2021: $190.70
- 2022: $213.02
- 2023: $730.93
- 2024: $776.89
- 2025: $291.53
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 13 records totaling $291.53.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $33.75 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $28.56 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CYGNUS DUAL | General | $28.53 |
| Hydrofera LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDROFERA BLUE | General | $24.84 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $24.65 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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APLIGRAF | General | $24.57 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AFFINITY | General | $24.26 |
| Smith+Nephew, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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COLLAGENASE SANTYL | General | $22.84 |
| ETS Wound Care LLC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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MIRRAGEN ADVANCED WOUND MATRIX | General | $22.71 |
| Solventum Corporation |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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3M Coban | General | $21.00 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURAPLY WOUND MATRIX | General | $17.18 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Flexitouch Plus | General | $13.88 |
| Organogenesis Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CYGNUS DUAL | General | $4.76 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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293 | 113 | $171.00 | $62.07 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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243 | 102 | $258.00 | $91.48 |
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97597
Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less
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47 | 30 | $165.00 | $33.34 |
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11042
Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less
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39 | 29 | $274.00 | $56.52 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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38 | 38 | $257.00 | $77.45 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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33 | 33 | $398.00 | $127.93 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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33 | 23 | $387.00 | $138.23 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Santyl | Collagenase Clostridium Hist. | 62 | 1,652 | $60,581.00 | 35 |
| Gentamicin Sulfate | Gentamicin Sulfate | 47 | 1,473 | $3,111.93 | 28 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 36 | 262 | $317.86 | 26 |
| Triamcinolone Acetonide | Triamcinolone Acetonide | 35 | 838 | $157.60 | 27 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 34 | 1,060 | $282.79 | 15 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 32 | 310 | $366.11 | 28 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 17 | 119 | $104.97 | 15 |
| Lidocaine Hcl | Lidocaine Hcl | 15 | 363 | $3,667.56 | — |
| Clindamycin Hcl | Clindamycin Hcl | 12 | 91 | $145.63 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208200000X
A plastic surgeon deals with the repair, reconstruction or replacement of physical defects of form or function involving the skin, musculoskeletal system, craniomaxillofacial structures, hand, extremities, breast and trunk and external genitalia or cosmetic enhancement of these areas of the body. Cosmetic surgery is an essential component of plastic surgery. The plastic surgeon uses cosmetic surgical principles to both improve overall appearance and to optimize the outcome of reconstructive procedures. The surgeon uses aesthetic surgical principles not only to improve undesirable qualities of normal structures but in all reconstructive procedures as well.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2082S0105X
A plastic surgeon with additional training in the investigation, preservation, and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
I20080812000195
MO
4981779873
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mercy Clinic Burn And Plastic Surgery Llc
11700 Studt Ave, Saint Louis, MO 631417031
Phone: 3149891181
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Podiatrist - Foot & Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated August 11, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Plastic Surgery Specialists in Saint Louis
- Dr. Robert Hagan, MD
- Dr. Louis Brunworth, MD
- Dr. William Zhu, MD
- Dr. Edmond Cabbabe, MD
- Dr. Ketan Sharma, MD
- Dr. Trina Ebersole, MD
Mailing Address
621 South New Ballas Road, Suite 6003b
Saint Louis, MO 63141
Phone: 3149912151