Dr. Christopher S. Estes, DO

  • Portland, OR
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1114123221PAC ID4284881301
Medicare services, 2024
3,354
Medicare patients, 2024
261
Part D claims, 2024
51
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR 97210
Practice phone
Call (503) 413-7682
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Primary practice

Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

Hospital · Portland, Oregon

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Dr. Christopher S. Estes is an orthopedic surgeon in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Estes practices at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health.

Dr. Estes' NPI, 1114123221, was assigned on June 25, 2007. Dr. Estes graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2007. Dr. Estes holds Oregon license DO160668.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4284881301
NPI enumeration date
June 25, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(503) 413-7682
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
45
Medical school graduation
2007

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher S. Estes practices at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Oregon

Dr. Estes' primary practice is Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center, at 1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR 97210 in Multnomah County. The practice phone is (503) 413-7682.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Christopher S. Estes is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Estes' primary practice is Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health. Dr. Estes is also affiliated with Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. The medical group on file is Legacy Medical Group-Northwest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Estes to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher S. Estes' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Estes practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher S. Estes is one of 270 orthopedic surgeons in Oregon

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Estes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Estes' licenses on file in 2 states: Oregon and Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, OregonPrimaryLicense DO160668 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • Adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery, IllinoisLicense 036.129680 · taxonomy 207XS0114X

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Estes

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Dr. Christopher S. Estes billed Medicare for 3,354 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,354 Medicare services from Dr. Estes across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 261 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $127,030 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,354
Medicare patients261
Paid by Medicare$127,030
Procedure codes14

Dr. Estes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 1442024: 2,5431666%
Imaging
2023: 3602024: 40513%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2842024: 20428%
Surgery
2023: 2202024: 2028%

Where Dr. Estes' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,22396%
  • In a facility1314%

Dr. Estes compared with the Oregon median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Estes
  • Oregon median
Medicare services
3,354vs 4487.5 times
Medicare patients
261vs 15469% above
Part D claims
13vs 6279% below

Medians across 264 orthopedic surgeons in Oregon with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Estes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher S. Estes treated 261 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 261 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Estes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 135 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 67% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Estes' median patient age at 72, with 67% women.

Medicare patients, 2024261
Average age73
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Estes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Estes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17768%
  • Men8432%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Estes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High cholesterol67%
  3. High blood pressure63%
  4. Mood disorders32%
  5. Depression27%
  6. Diabetes23%
  7. Anxiety22%
  8. Chronic kidney disease19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Estes' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women67%
  • Men32%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher S. Estes wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Estes wrote 51 Medicare Part D claims for 38 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $86 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 50 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202451
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$86
Part D patients38

Dr. Estes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic49 claims96%
  • Brand-name and other2 claims4%

Dr. Estes' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Estes' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids43%22 of 51 claims
  • Antibiotics25%13 of 51 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 502024: 1374%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher S. Estes scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Estes for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Estes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 37 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Estes, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Estes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 77.2of 100Quality
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Estes ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Knee replacement
75th percentile43 procedures
Hip replacement
81st percentile37 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher S. Estes received $11,350 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 59 general payments to Dr. Estes from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 80% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $7,687.

General payments to Dr. Estes by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Estes by kind, 2016 to 2025

$11.4Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$9,03380%
  • Food and beverage$2,21720%
  • Consulting fees$1001%

Companies that paid Dr. Estes the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher S. Estes graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University

Dr. Estes graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2007.

  1. Medical schoolArizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher S. Estes's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher S. Estes' NPI number?

Dr. Christopher S. Estes' NPI number is 1114123221. It was assigned on June 25, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher S. Estes?

Dr. Christopher S. Estes is an orthopedic surgeon in Portland, Oregon. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher S. Estes practice?

Dr. Estes practices at 1015 Nw 22nd Avenue, W121, Portland, OR 97210. Dr. Estes' primary practice is Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Oregon, part of Legacy Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Estes to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Christopher S. Estes' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Estes is (503) 413-7682.

What is Dr. Christopher S. Estes' medical license number?

Dr. Estes holds Oregon license DO160668, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher S. Estes been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Estes in Oregon and Illinois.

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher S. Estes affiliated with?

Dr. Estes practices at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center in Portland, Oregon. Dr. Estes is also affiliated with Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Estes to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher S. Estes part of?

Dr. Estes is linked to Legacy Medical Group-Northwest.

Does Dr. Christopher S. Estes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Estes billed Medicare for 3,354 services in 2024, and Dr. Estes accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher S. Estes' MIPS score?

Dr. Estes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher S. Estes see?

CMS counts 261 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Estes in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Christopher S. Estes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Estes' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), diagnostic imaging (73502) and diagnostic imaging (73562).

Where did Dr. Christopher S. Estes go to medical school?

Dr. Estes graduated from Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine Mid Western University in 2007.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher S. Estes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Estes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl.

Has Dr. Christopher S. Estes received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11,350 in general payments to Dr. Estes from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher S. Estes been practicing?

Dr. Estes graduated from medical school in 2007, 19 years ago.

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