Dr. Ronald J. Estes, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 17,221
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 224
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,317
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $20,596
- Practice address
- 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Practice phone
- Call (888) 412-2649
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Statcare Outpatient
Knoxville, Tennessee
Find Dr. Estes' professional email, personal email and mobile number
Dmand AI checks each channel through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. See what is on file with a free account, with practice phones, licenses and affiliations.
Dr. Ronald J. Estes is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Estes practices at Statcare Outpatient in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Dr. Estes' NPI, 1366487449, was assigned on June 20, 2006. Dr. Estes graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1984. Dr. Estes holds Tennessee license 17091.
- NPI
- 1366487449NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0345328340
- NPI enumeration date
- June 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (888) 412-2649
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 68
- Medical school graduation
- 1984
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Ronald J. Estes practices at Statcare Outpatient in Knoxville, Tennessee
Dr. Estes' primary practice is Statcare Outpatient, at 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919 in Knox County. The practice phone is (888) 412-2649.
- Statcare Outpatient2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919 · Knox CountyPhone(888) 412-2649
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Ronald J. Estes is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Estes' primary practice is Statcare Outpatient in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dr. Estes is also affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center. The medical group on file is Summit Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Estes to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ronald J. 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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Statcare Outpatient | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
For health IT teams
Dmand AI maps EHR vendors, IT decision makers and buying committees across each health system and 6.2K+ hospitals, with verified contacts in the same login.
Dr. Ronald J. Estes is one of 332 pulmonologists in Tennessee
Pulmonary disease is Dr. Estes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Estes is licensed in Tennessee.
Specialties and state licenses
- Pulmonary disease, TennesseePrimary
Pulmonologists near Dr. Estes
Counts of pulmonologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald J. Estes billed Medicare for 17,221 services in 2024
CMS data shows 17,221 Medicare services from Dr. Estes across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 224 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $279,123 for them.
Dr. Estes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 02024: 16,152
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 5022024: 32535%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3892024: 30621%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1122024: 21794%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 156
- Imaging
- 2023: 802024: 6519%
Where Dr. Estes' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office16,98399%
- In a facility2381%
Dr. Estes compared with the Tennessee median for pulmonologists, 2024
- Dr. Estes
- Tennessee median
- Medicare services
- 17,221vs 75422.8 times
- Medicare patients
- 224vs 28321% below
- Part D claims
- 2,169vs 4664.7 times
Medians across 326 pulmonologists in Tennessee 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.
Need commercial claims for Dr. Estes?
Medicare shows one payer. Book a meeting to get commercial claims data for Dr. Estes and other pulmonologists in Tennessee.
Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Ronald J. Estes treated 224 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 224 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Estes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Estes' median patient age at 72, with 57% women.
Dr. Estes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Estes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12958%
- Men9542%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Estes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- COPD72%
- Arthritis59%
- Ischemic heart disease54%
- Asthma35%
- Diabetes34%
- Anxiety33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Estes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Ronald J. Estes wrote 2,317 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Estes wrote 2,317 Medicare Part D claims for 338 patients. 50% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,169 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,279,755 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,105 claims across 37 drugs.
Dr. Estes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,169 claims50%
- Brand-name1,148 claims50%
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
- Antibiotics14%313 of 2,317 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: 2,1052024: 2,1693%
Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 37 in 2023.
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. Ronald J. Estes offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Estes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Estes as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
For MedTech and pharma teams
Filter 7.4M+ HCPs by Medicare procedures, Part D drugs and Open Payments history, then reach them with verified contacts in one login.
Dr. Ronald J. Estes received $20,596 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 910 general payments to Dr. Estes from 59 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $3,533.
General payments to Dr. Estes by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Estes by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$18,63190%
- Travel and lodging$1,7739%
- Education$1921%
Companies that paid Dr. Estes the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Ronald J. Estes graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine
Dr. Estes graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1984.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Ronald J. Estes's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
Data last refreshed October 2026Report an inaccuracyRemove my information
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Dr. Ronald J. Estes
Spotted something out of date? Email hello@dmand.ai and we will check the record. Contact details live in the free trial.
What is Dr. Ronald J. Estes' NPI number?
Dr. Ronald J. Estes' NPI number is 1366487449. It was assigned on June 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Ronald J. Estes?
Dr. Ronald J. Estes is a pulmonologist in Knoxville, Tennessee. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Pulmonary Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RP1001X).
Where does Dr. Ronald J. Estes practice?
Dr. Estes practices at 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919. Dr. Estes' primary practice is Statcare Outpatient in Knoxville, Tennessee. Dmand AI also links Dr. Estes to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Ronald J. Estes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Estes is (888) 412-2649.
What is Dr. Ronald J. Estes' medical license number?
Dr. Estes holds Tennessee license 17091.
Which hospitals is Dr. Ronald J. Estes affiliated with?
Dr. Estes is affiliated with The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Estes to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Ronald J. Estes part of?
Dr. Estes is linked to Summit Medical Group.
Does Dr. Ronald J. Estes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Estes billed Medicare for 17,221 services in 2024, and Dr. Estes accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Ronald J. Estes offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Estes as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Ronald J. Estes see?
CMS counts 224 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Estes in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Show 5 more questionsShow fewer questions
What services does Dr. Ronald J. Estes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Estes' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J2356), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Ronald J. Estes go to medical school?
Dr. Estes graduated from University of South Florida College of Medicine in 1984.
What drugs does Dr. Ronald J. Estes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Estes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Trelegy Ellipta, Albuterol Sulfate Hfa and Montelukast Sodium.
Has Dr. Ronald J. Estes received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $20,596 in general payments to Dr. Estes from 59 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.
How long has Dr. Ronald J. Estes been practicing?
Dr. Estes graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.
Selling to pulmonary disease practices?
See pulmonologists in Tennessee by site of care and group
Find the practices, groups and hospitals they work with, and the right people to contact at each.
- 30 days free
- Self-serve
- No credit card