Robert John Esther, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chapel Hill, NC
Robert John Esther, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and NPI 1962489328, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200300237, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert John Esther
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 200300237 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27599
- Phone
- (919) 962-6637
- Enumerated
- Dec 28, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 966-7130
- Medicaid ID
- 266969200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070706000574); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic surgery physician records → All 977 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Verify Robert John Esther in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200300237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
63 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin18 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF North Carolina AT Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert John Esther among 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina
Robert John Esther, M.D. is one of 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 677 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 977 orthopaedic surgery physician records in North Carolina.
All 977 in North Carolina → Every provider in Chapel Hill → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Bynum, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991184723033
- Edmund Campion, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991366533606
- Jesus Castillo, D.O.Chapel Hill, NC 275991801099510
- Robert Creighton, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991497854368
- Laurence Dahners, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991528167343
- Richard Henderson, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991144329962
- David Isaacs, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991275332496
- Ganesh Kamath, M.D.Chapel Hill, NC 275991588832695
Common questions
What is Robert John Esther, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert John Esther, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962489328, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert John Esther, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Manning Drive, Chapel Hill, NC, 27599. Phone: (919) 962-6637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert John Esther, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200300237, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert John Esther, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert John Esther, M.D. had 63 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.