Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 14
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 34
- MIPS score, 2024
- 83
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Industry payments
- $200
- Practice address
- 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153
- Practice phone
- Call (540) 776-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero is a neurosurgeon in Salem, Virginia
Dr. Pellot Cestero practices at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's NPI, 1295174217, was assigned on June 24, 2013.
- NPI
- 1295174217NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7214313840
- NPI enumeration date
- June 24, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (540) 776-4100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero practices at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia
Dr. Pellot Cestero's primary practice is LewisGale Medical Center, at 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153 in Salem City. The practice phone is (540) 776-4100.
- LewisGale Medical Center1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153 · Salem CityPhone(540) 776-4100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Pellot Cestero's primary practice is LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Pellot Cestero is also affiliated with Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center. The medical group on file is LewisGale Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pellot Cestero to 2 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pellot Cestero practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| LewisGale Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 3 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero is one of 166 neurosurgeons in Virginia
Neurological surgery is Dr. Pellot Cestero's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Pellot Cestero has a license on file in Puerto Rico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurological surgery, Puerto Rico
Neurosurgeons near Dr. Pellot Cestero
Counts of neurosurgeons 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. Joel E. Pellot Cestero billed Medicare for 14 services in 2024
CMS data shows 14 Medicare services from Dr. Pellot Cestero across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 34 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,297 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 272024: 1448%
Dr. Pellot Cestero compared with the Virginia median for neurosurgeons, 2024
- Dr. Pellot Cestero
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 14vs 32096% below
- Medicare patients
- 34vs 22285% below
Medians across 151 neurosurgeons in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's 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. Joel E. Pellot Cestero treated 34 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 34 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pellot Cestero in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.78, 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. Pellot Cestero's median patient age at 61, with 31% women.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1956%
- Men1544%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Pellot Cestero's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Stroke or TIA68%
- Mood disorders59%
- Depression56%
- Diabetes53%
- Anxiety47%
- Arthritis44%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Pellot Cestero's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women31%
- Men69%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 out of 100 for Dr. Pellot Cestero for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pellot Cestero accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Pellot Cestero's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 83of 100Final score
- 66.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 75of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Spinal fusion: 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. Joel E. Pellot Cestero received $200 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Pellot Cestero from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Lundbeck LLC paid the most, $118.
General payments to Dr. Pellot Cestero by program year, 2019 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Pellot Cestero the most, 2019 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors 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 payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero's NPI number?
Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero's NPI number is 1295174217. It was assigned on June 24, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero?
Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero is a neurosurgeon in Salem, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).
Where does Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero practice?
Dr. Pellot Cestero practices at 1900 Electric Road, Salem, VA 24153. Dr. Pellot Cestero's primary practice is LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pellot Cestero to 2 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics.
What is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Pellot Cestero is (540) 776-4100.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero affiliated with?
Dr. Pellot Cestero practices at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, Virginia. Dr. Pellot Cestero is also affiliated with Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Pellot Cestero to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero part of?
Dr. Pellot Cestero is linked to LewisGale Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Pellot Cestero to 3 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Pellot Cestero billed Medicare for 14 services in 2024, and Dr. Pellot Cestero accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero's MIPS score?
Dr. Pellot Cestero's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero see?
CMS counts 34 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pellot Cestero in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Pellot Cestero's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99222).
Has Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $200 in general payments to Dr. Pellot Cestero from 2 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Lundbeck LLC.
How long has Dr. Joel E. Pellot Cestero been practicing?
Dr. Pellot Cestero graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
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