2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1831120849 MD
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Cesar Estela, MD

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Elk Grove, California.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 295 in Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

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MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published

What the federal data shows

Cesar Estela, MD carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored.

75/100
CMS neutral score · not measured
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
#360
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician rank among California specialties

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Cesar Estela, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Cesar Estela, MD?

CMS neutral score, not measured

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/06/2006

NPI 1831120849

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician

Rare

295 US NPIs in this specialty

MIPS final score

75/100

CMS neutral score, not measured

No category scores published; CMS assigned the performance threshold

Specialty distribution in California

How Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Heal…5%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Sports Medicine (Internal Me…0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

MIPS score not measured

CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold

CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.

How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Cesar Estela, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 9960 CAPE VERDE DR, Elk Grove, CA, 95757, with a listed phone of (702) 274-2120. NPI 1831120849 was issued on 07/06/2006.

Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal, many Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers operate outside Part D entirely. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider carries a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, but CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score: this is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns where nothing was scored, so it is not comparable with clinicians whose score was measured.

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 295 enrolled providers across 43 states and an average of 1,267 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.

Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

9960 CAPE VERDE DR
Elk Grove, CA 95757

Provider Details

NPI 1831120849
Specialty Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/06/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Cesar Estela, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Integrative Sports And Spine Inc
Sacramento, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Cesar Estela, MD. To verify Cesar Estela, MD's current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview

How Cesar Estela, MD fits within the Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.

295
Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
43
States with Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,267
Avg Claims per Provider

Nationwide Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Estela, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Nearby Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Estela.

One of 46 Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.

Compare Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cesar Estela, MD's specialty?
Cesar Estela, MD specializes in Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Elk Grove, California. Credentials: MD.
What is Cesar Estela, MD's Medicare quality score?
Cesar Estela, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Cesar Estela, MD located?
Cesar Estela, MD is located at 9960 CAPE VERDE DR, Elk Grove, CA, 95757. Phone: (702) 274-2120.
What is Cesar Estela, MD's NPI number?
Cesar Estela, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831120849, issued on 07/06/2006.
How many Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 295 Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 43 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,267 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Cesar Estela, MD accept Medicare?
Cesar Estela, MD appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Cesar Estela, MD's credentials?
Cesar Estela, MD's NPI is 1831120849 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

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