Physician

Christopher Estel, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Estel, M.D. (NPI: 1992016703) practices interventional cardiology in the Gainesville, FL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Alachua, FL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS OF GAINESVILLE, PA (NPI: 1811931629; TIN: 591536350) and primary practice location at 32605-4218.

Estel's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,283 traditional Medicare patients, billed 6,116 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $689,769 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93306 (Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function). Part D data shows 3,645 prescription claims across 603 beneficiaries totaling $737,785 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 48 records totaling $1,143. 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 did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,054 to $737,785. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

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

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$388K$776K2018 Medicare payment: $118,350 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $723,071 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $673,278 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $630,319 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $697,346 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $775,803 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $689,769 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20185361,127$118,350
20192,4088,061$723,071
20202,1917,898$673,278
20212,0056,989$630,319
20221,5216,682$697,346
20231,6836,827$775,803
20241,2836,116$689,769

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$369K$738K2015 Drug cost: $1,054 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $983 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $101,878 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $320,911 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $481,528 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $554,208 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $655,576 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $737,785 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/R15$1,054
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20182751$983
20192851,157$101,878
20203922,142$320,911
20214722,822$481,528
20225443,211$554,208
20235773,283$655,576
20246033,645$737,785

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

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

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function238240$92
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more478582$89
93015Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician138138$52
G2211Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's436529$12
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report598728$10

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban31013,176$249,597
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan1156,597$139,974
Repatha SureclickEvolocumab1043,828$74,806
JardianceEmpagliflozin743,775$70,379
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol482,950$54,831

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.48$1,143Medtronic, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher Estel, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher Estel, M.D. (NPI 1992016703), 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 Christopher Estel, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Christopher Estel, M.D.?

Christopher Estel, M.D. is linked to INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGISTS OF GAINESVILLE, PA (billing NPI 1811931629) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher Estel, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Christopher Estel, M.D. has 48 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.