Dr. Nathan Estes, M.D

Cardiovascular Disease Pittsburgh, PA Male
NPI: 1619992575
Total Payments
$146,656
2024 Payments
$12,818
Companies
6
Transactions
193
Medicare Patients
2,282
Medicare Billing
$74,364

Payment Breakdown by Category

Consulting$69,475 (47.4%)
Other$59,750 (40.7%)
Travel$10,219 (7.0%)
Food & Beverage$7,212 (4.9%)

Payments by Nature

Nature of Payment Amount Transactions Share
Consulting Fee $69,475 59 47.4%
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $57,000 11 38.9%
Travel and Lodging $10,219 35 7.0%
Food and Beverage $7,212 85 4.9%
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program $2,750 3 1.9%

Top Paying Companies

Company Total Records Latest Year
Boston Scientific Corporation $60,083 26 $0 (2024)
Abbott Laboratories $46,370 86 $0 (2023)
Medtronic Vascular, Inc. $21,806 42 $0 (2020)
Medtronic, Inc. $17,721 37 $0 (2024)
iRhythm Technologies, Inc. $525.00 1 $0 (2019)
AtriCure, Inc. $151.32 1 $0 (2022)

Payment History by Year

Year Amount Transactions Top Company
2024 $12,818 19 Boston Scientific Corporation ($6,500)
2023 $8,754 13 Boston Scientific Corporation ($5,513)
2022 $13,130 19 Boston Scientific Corporation ($5,590)
2021 $12,438 7 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION ($8,500)
2020 $6,125 5 Medtronic Vascular, Inc. ($4,125)
2019 $28,881 44 Abbott Laboratories ($12,645)
2018 $31,753 47 Abbott Laboratories ($14,282)
2017 $32,756 39 Abbott Laboratories ($16,197)

All Payment Transactions

193 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 8

Date Company Product Nature Form Amount Type
11/07/2024 Boston Scientific Corporation — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $6,500.00 General
Category: General - Therapies_EP
10/18/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $3,750.00 General
10/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $568.32 General
10/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $42.06 General
10/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $39.53 General
10/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $10.05 General
10/15/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $6.84 General
10/13/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $179.00 General
10/13/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $141.43 General
10/13/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $20.63 General
08/22/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PULSESELECT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $19.96 General
Category: Ablation
08/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Travel and Lodging In-kind items and services $639.52 General
08/14/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PULSESELECT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $21.40 General
Category: Ablation
08/08/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PULSESELECT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $15.05 General
Category: Ablation
07/16/2024 Medtronic, Inc. ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $18.93 General
Category: Ablation
05/18/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $75.22 General
05/09/2024 Medtronic, Inc. PULSESELECT (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $20.54 General
Category: Ablation
04/19/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $375.00 General
02/23/2024 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $375.00 General
12/28/2023 Abbott Laboratories TENDRIL (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $5.72 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/29/2023 Abbott Laboratories MERLIN@HOME (Device) Food and Beverage In-kind items and services $3.88 General
Category: Cardiac Rhythm Management
11/17/2023 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $938.00 General
10/13/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $3,000.00 General
Category: General - Therapies_EP
10/13/2023 Boston Scientific Corporation — Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program Cash or cash equivalent $2,500.00 General
Category: General - Therapies_EP
09/22/2023 Medtronic, Inc. — Consulting Fee Cash or cash equivalent $282.00 General
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Medicare Billing by Year

Year Procedures Beneficiaries Services Submitted Medicare Paid
2023 12 505 727 $72,457 $20,221
2022 11 610 915 $75,795 $21,365
2021 11 612 899 $73,707 $21,196
2020 9 555 758 $44,608 $11,583
Total Patients
2,282
Total Services
3,299
Medicare Billing
$74,364
Procedure Codes
43

All Medicare Procedures & Services

43 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2

HCPCS Description Setting Year Patients Services Charges Medicare Paid Ratio
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2023 60 88 $13,112 $5,587 42.6%
99231 Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes Facility 2023 43 72 $7,200 $2,777 38.6%
99221 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes Facility 2023 36 36 $9,036 $2,094 23.2%
G2066 Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec Office 2023 13 68 $4,896 $1,617 33.0%
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only Facility 2023 218 250 $7,750 $1,511 19.5%
92960 External shock to heart to regulate heart beat Facility 2023 14 16 $6,960 $1,175 16.9%
93298 Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days Office 2023 13 68 $5,848 $1,131 19.3%
93283 Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system Office 2023 12 16 $4,080 $1,081 26.5%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2023 11 11 $2,442 $903.25 37.0%
93280 Programming of dual lead pacemaker system Office 2023 14 16 $2,992 $854.14 28.5%
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less Facility 2023 12 13 $2,301 $757.68 32.9%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2023 59 73 $5,840 $732.44 12.5%
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes Office 2022 63 94 $14,006 $5,659 40.4%
G2066 Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec Office 2022 41 149 $10,728 $3,857 35.9%
93298 Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days Office 2022 41 149 $12,814 $2,812 21.9%
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes Facility 2022 44 66 $6,600 $2,012 30.5%
93010 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only Facility 2022 278 299 $9,269 $1,817 19.6%
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes Office 2022 15 15 $3,330 $1,473 44.2%
92960 External shock to heart to regulate heart beat Facility 2022 16 16 $6,960 $1,368 19.6%
93272 Electrocardiogram (ecg) up to 30 days continuous with symptom monitoring, transmission and review and report by health care professional Facility 2022 35 35 $3,150 $681.61 21.6%
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report Office 2022 52 66 $5,280 $676.81 12.8%
99232 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes Facility 2022 11 12 $2,160 $672.03 31.1%
93294 Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days Facility 2022 14 14 $1,498 $336.00 22.4%
99213 Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes Office 2021 58 88 $13,112 $5,718 43.6%
99231 Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day Facility 2021 54 81 $8,100 $2,431 30.0%
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About Dr. Nathan Estes, M.D

Dr. Nathan Estes, M.D is a Cardiovascular Disease healthcare provider based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 07/13/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1619992575.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Dr. Nathan Estes, M.D has received a total of $146,656 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $12,818 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 193 transactions from 6 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($69,475).

As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Estes has provided services to 2,282 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 3,299 services with total Medicare billing of $74,364. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 43 distinct procedure/service records.

Practice Information

  • Specialty Cardiovascular Disease
  • Other Specialties Cardiovascular Disease, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
  • Location Pittsburgh, PA
  • Active Since 07/13/2006
  • Last Updated 09/20/2018
  • Taxonomy Code 207RC0000X
  • Entity Type Individual
  • NPI Number 1619992575

Products in Payments

  • Ablation Therapy Hardware (Device) $15,345
  • Ensite Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $12,788
  • GENERAL - THERAPIES (Device) $11,633
  • Merlin Connectivity and Remote (Device) $11,596
  • GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $11,033
  • GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $10,032
  • GENERAL THERAPIES (Device) $8,500
  • General - Therapies (Device) $5,500
  • ENSITE PRECISION (Device) $3,075
  • GENERAL - BRADY (Device) $773.38
  • Cardiovascular-Research only (Device) $730.00
  • ZIO Patch (Device) $525.00
  • THERAPIES (Device) $346.83
  • Evera (Device) $303.59
  • Assurity Pacemaker (Device) $162.81
  • AVEIR (Device) $161.38
  • EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX (Device) $151.32
  • Cardiac Mapping System (Device) $121.36
  • WATCHMAN DEVICE (Device) $118.41
  • General - EP (Device) $90.07

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Data Sources

Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.

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