NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1528645660
Verify on CMS → Joshua Estes
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Little Rock, Arkansas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,336 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 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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Prescribing volume
80
Medicare Part D claims · 26 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 781
What the federal data shows
Joshua Estes filed 80 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- 80
- Part D claims, 2023
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
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.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joshua Estes
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1528645660), first enumerated 03/25/2021.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 80 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1528645660 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1528645660
- ENUM-RECENT 2021
- TAX-MID 15K Physical Medicine
- RX-TRACE 80
- BOOK-THIN 83 in Arkansas
- PHOTO-ENUM Kendall Prowse · 2021
Joshua Estes's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
80 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Joshua Estes practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 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 Joshua Estes?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
80 90% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Arkansas
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Arkansas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician. Verify directly:
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).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1528645660 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/25/2021 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joshua Estes 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.
University OF Arkansas For Medical Sciences
Little Rock, AR
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
80
Total Claims
$5K
Total Drug Cost
26
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 94
- Total Day Supply
- 2,701
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 66.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.70
- Gender Split
- 42% female / 58% male
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Joshua Estes fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,336
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
781
Avg Claims per Provider
Joshua Estes's 80 claims are below the specialty average of 781.
Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Estes, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Arkansas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arkansas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Estes.
One of 83 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in Arkansas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Natalie Ahrent
DPT
Mountain Home, AR
Chaney Allen
Viola, AR
Dr. Keerthi Atluri
MD
Little Rock, AR
Dr. Shannon Ayers
P.T.
North Little Rock, AR
Dr. Erica Barnet
PT, DPT
Little Rock, AR
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joshua Estes's specialty? ▼
Joshua Estes specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Little Rock, Arkansas.
How much does Joshua Estes prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Joshua Estes wrote 80 Medicare Part D claims totaling $5K in drug costs for 26 beneficiaries.
Where is Joshua Estes located? ▼
Joshua Estes is located at 4301 W MARKHAM ST # 556, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-8000.
What is Joshua Estes's NPI number? ▼
Joshua Estes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528645660, issued on 03/25/2021.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,336 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 781 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Joshua Estes accept Medicare? ▼
Joshua Estes appears in CMS Medicare data with 80 Part D claims and 26 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joshua Estes's credentials? ▼
Joshua Estes's NPI is 1528645660. 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.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- 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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