Physician

Hector J Stella Estevez, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Hector Estevez, MD (NPI: 1467422162) practices pulmonary disease in the Billings, MT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Yellowstone, MT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ADVANCED CARE HOSPITAL OF MONTANA INC (NPI: 1497982524; TIN: 205292745) and primary practice location at 59102-7307.

Estevez's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 72 traditional Medicare patients, billed 876 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $113,529 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99291 (Critical care, first 30-74 minutes). Part D data shows 200 prescription claims across 12 beneficiaries totaling $7,508 in drug costs, led by Atorvastatin Calcium (Atorvastatin Calcium). 2023 DME data shows 45 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $45. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $21,983 to $113,529. Similarly, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $1,198,860 to $7,508. For DME billing, reported payments moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $6,026 and ending at $4,685.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	138	486	$21,983
2016	67	111	$4,108
2017	141	1,859	$196,492
2018	153	3,343	$408,845
2019	206	2,418	$309,904
2020	182	2,291	$279,202
2021	151	1,596	$215,010
2022	89	1,193	$159,389
2023	92	926	$117,720
2024	72	876	$113,529

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	303	3,491	$1,198,860
2016	187	1,709	$606,688
2017	31	218	$11,676
2018	16	222	$12,787
2019	22	184	$13,275
2020	16	146	$8,660
2021	17	131	$8,555
2022	22	152	$12,315
2023	13	60	$4,208
2024	12	200	$7,508

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	99	$4,837
2016	N/R	23	$118
2017	N/R	12	$49
2018	N/R	45	$14,706
2019	N/R	97	$20,229
2020	N/R	99	$24,897
2021	N/R	118	$27,907
2022	N/R	79	$14,851
2023	N/R	45	$13,227
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
99291	Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	42	458	$163
99223	Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	26	28	$134
99233	Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	47	326	$91
99239	Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	33	33	$88

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Atorvastatin Calcium	Atorvastatin Calcium	22	595	$453
Metoclopramide Hcl	Metoclopramide Hcl	11	245	$316
Levothyroxine Sodium	Levothyroxine Sodium	16	225	$140
Gabapentin	Gabapentin	14	372	$135

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	2	$45	Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD (NPI 1467422162), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD?

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD is linked to ADVANCED CARE HOSPITAL OF MONTANA INC (billing NPI 1497982524) in the available physician profile data.

Does Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD have Open Payments data?

Hector J. Stella Estevez, MD has 2 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.