Christopher Estel, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Gainesville, FL
Christopher Estel, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Florida, and NPI 1992016703, issued on Jun 25, 2010. Check the license (Florida ME137098, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Estel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- ME137098 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4645 NW 8TH Ave, Gainesville, FL 32605
- Phone
- (352) 375-1212
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (352) 371-4650
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180823002901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4645 NW 8TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abigayil Anderson, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1770822835
- Ilie Barb, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1013191105
- Adam Buck, PAPhysician Assistant1053004341
- Christopher Caputo, DOInterventional Cardiology Physician1063467009
- Kathleen Coyle, ARNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043240237
- Elmer Croushore, MDVascular Surgery Physician1740243518
Verify Christopher Estel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME137098Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
3,645 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium339 claims
- Clopidogrel329 claims
- Eliquis310 claims
- Carvedilol261 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate221 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate159 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,143.10
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Interventional Cardiologists OF Gainesville, PAGainesville, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Estel among 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida
Christopher Estel, M.D. is one of 651 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 574 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Florida
There are 651 interventional cardiology physician records in Florida.
All 651 in Florida → Every provider in Gainesville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ilie Barb, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326051013191105
- Christopher Caputo, DOGainesville, FL 326051063467009
- Gregory Imperi, MDGainesville, FL 326051710912621
- Matheen Khuddus, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326051548330566
- Jay Koons, MDGainesville, FL 326051942237714
- Arthur Lee, MDGainesville, FL 326051063447977
- Nasir Nawaz, M.D.Gainesville, FL 326051205275914
- James O'Meara, MDGainesville, FL 326051902872864
Common questions
What is Christopher Estel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Estel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992016703, issued on Jun 25, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Estel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4645 NW 8TH Ave, Gainesville, FL, 32605. Phone: (352) 375-1212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Estel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME137098, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Estel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Estel, M.D. had 3,645 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Estel, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.