Michael W. Estes , NP-C
Nurse Practitioner • Wheeling, WV
7 E Cove Ave
Wheeling, WV 260035024
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NPI assigned on October 22, 2012; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 33 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 — Critical care: 33 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 35 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2018:
- Prednisone — 23 prescription fills, including refills.
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim (Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim) — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wheeling, WV (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 119. Middle half: 45 to 339.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in West Virginia (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 180. Middle half: 75 to 371.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 260 in 2019 to 33 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2019–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7 E Cove Ave
Wheeling, WV 260035024
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Wheeling Hospital Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2012
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
37 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,005 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,841 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
35 standardized 30-day fills in 2018
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$204 in 2018
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2018, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2018.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
14 years (graduated 2012)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2012 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2012
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Michael Estes has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Michael Estes as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Wheeling and West Virginia
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wheeling, WV (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 119. Middle half: 45 to 339.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in West Virginia (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 180. Middle half: 75 to 371.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wheeling, WV (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,930. Middle half: $4,112 to $25,813.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in West Virginia (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,883. Middle half: $5,734 to $25,351.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wheeling, WV (2024, 17 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,988. Middle half: $3,213 to $19,241.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in West Virginia (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,499. Middle half: $4,166 to $19,047.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Michael Estes are from 2018.
30 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Wheeling, WV (542 in West Virginia).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Wheeling
23.3% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.3% of these 30 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 87% from 260 in 2019 to 33 in 2024.
- 2019: 260
- 2020: 57
- 2022: 23
- 2023: 69
- 2024: 33
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 86% from $43,611 in 2019 to $6,005 in 2024.
- 2019: $43,611
- 2020: $10,778
- 2022: $4,203
- 2023: $12,179
- 2024: $6,005
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 86% from $34,430 in 2019 to $4,841 in 2024.
- 2019: $34,430
- 2020: $8,616
- 2022: $3,363
- 2023: $9,703
- 2024: $4,841
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 97% from 1,123 in 2014 to 35 in 2018.
- 2014: 1,123
- 2015: 1,789
- 2016: 2,099
- 2017: 277
- 2018: 35
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 98% from 1,946 in 2014 to 35 in 2018.
- 2014: 1,946
- 2015: 2,098
- 2016: 2,101
- 2017: 277
- 2018: 35
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 100% from $41,325 in 2014 to $204 in 2018.
- 2014: $41,325
- 2015: $93,855
- 2016: $100,528
- 2017: $7,928
- 2018: $204
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2018), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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33 | 25 | $667.00 | $181.96 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2018.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Prednisone | Prednisone | 23 | 256 | $130.53 | 23 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 12 | 86 | $73.89 | 12 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2018; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-09-19NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20121212000349
WV
1254583594
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Wheeling Hospital Inc
1 Medical Park, Wheeling, WV 260036379
Phone: 3042433000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 22, 2012.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Wheeling
- Cheryl Doyle, NP
- Charity May, FNP-BC
- Margaret Williams Baker, FNP-C
- Dr. Joseph Simonette, DNP, FNP-BC, ACNP-BC
- Caroline Beckwith, NP
- Michelle Hartley, APRN-CNP
Mailing Address
109 Mount Wood Rd
Wheeling, WV 260032632
Phone: 3042332455