What is Jerry Estep's specialty?

Jerry Estep (NPI 1336343847) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Houston, TX.

Where does Jerry Estep practice?

Jerry Estep practices in Houston, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1336343847.

How much does Medicare pay Jerry Estep?

Jerry Estep (NPI 1336343847) received approximately $103K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 287 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1336343847

Jerry EstepM.D.

CardiologyHouston, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

703

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,349

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$100K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,379 Cardiology providers in TX — below median (cohort median 2,215).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,500

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate355 claims

Empagliflozin339 claims

Sacubitril/Valsartan331 claims

Spironolactone153 claims

Furosemide143 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.3

Quality

80.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.2

Payment adjustment

0.73%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$45K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$42K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$581

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$42K

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$581

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jerry Estep's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 75 inbound referrers · 152 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Arvind Bhimaraj Cardiology · Houston, TX	185	2,114
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	122	594
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	115	846
Chun Lin Interventional Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	112	826
Tilottama Majumdar Pulmonary Disease · Birmingham, AL	100	581
Dipan Shah Cardiology · Houston, TX	77	302
David Katz Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	72	438
Rajesh Amin Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	70	362
HEDRICK, THOMAS	66	345
Nam Yu Diagnostic Radiology · Los Angeles, CA	65	280
Sherif Nagueh Cardiology · Houston, TX	62	206
Zsolt Garami General Practice · Houston, TX	61	253

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE METHODIST HOSPITAL	334	4,405
Barry Trachtenberg Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Houston, TX	182	1,714
Ashrith Guha Cardiology · Houston, TX	162	2,137
Arvind Bhimaraj Cardiology · Houston, TX	161	1,904
Chun Lin Interventional Cardiology · San Francisco, CA	131	644
Colin Barker Internal Medicine · Nashville, TN	119	724
Stephen Little Cardiology · Houston, TX	103	436
Su Chang Cardiology · Houston, TX	101	361
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	100	859
Faisal Nabi Cardiology · Houston, TX	83	283
Jessica Sheets Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	81	418
Spencer Chang Diagnostic Radiology · Houston, TX	79	329

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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