Ronald J. Estes, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Knoxville, TN
Ronald J. Estes, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1366487449, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 17091, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald J. Estes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 17091 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN 37919
- Phone
- (865) 588-8831
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100708000548); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald J. Estes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17091Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
2,317 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta366 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa307 claims
- Montelukast Sodium243 claims
- Azithromycin178 claims
- Symbicort130 claims
- Prednisone97 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,750.10
71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Statcare Inpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
- Statcare Outpatient LLCKnoxville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald J. Estes among 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee
Ronald J. Estes, MD is one of 359 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 288 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 359 pulmonary disease physician records in Tennessee.
All 359 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Shannon Byrd, MDKnoxville, TN 379191265477400
- Jesse Doers, MDKnoxville, TN 379191467498097
- Bruce Henschen, MDKnoxville, TN 379191962448514
- Phillip Nichols, MDKnoxville, TN 379191639115496
- Andrews Paul, MDKnoxville, TN 379191780656249
- James Pharaoh, MDKnoxville, TN 379191578535043
Common questions
What is Ronald J. Estes, MD's NPI number?
Ronald J. Estes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366487449, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald J. Estes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2240 Sutherland Ave, Knoxville, TN, 37919. Phone: (865) 588-8831. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald J. Estes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17091, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald J. Estes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald J. Estes, MD had 2,317 Medicare Part D claims for 338 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.