Dr. Mark E. Esterle, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Louisville School of Medicine (2004)
- Years since graduation
- 22
- In the NPI registry since
- 2007
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,048
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2004Medical school: University of Louisville School of Medicine
- 2007Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
KY license 41010 -
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
KY license 41010 -
Internal Medicine Physician
IN license 01063119A · KY license 41010
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Norton Hospitals, Inc Louisville, KY
- Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY
- Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown, KY
- Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN
- Baptist Health Lagrange La Grange, KY
Medical groups
- Louisville Pulmonary Care PLLC (16 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,048
- Services billed
- 4,961
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,007 | 647 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 372 | 354 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 363 | 242 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 329 | 313 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 322 | 163 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 244 | 233 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 228 | 218 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 190 | 96 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 165 | 165 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 145 | 112 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 698 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 397 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 230 |
| Fluticasone-Salmeterol (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 166 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 147 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 145 |
| Ofev (nintedanib esylate) | 143 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 123 |
| Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 120 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 116 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 20 companies reported 140 payments worth $4,328 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,438 |
|---|---|
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $300 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $279 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $278 |
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $271 |
| Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. | $234 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $220 |
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $205 |
| Food and Beverage | $2,838 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $1,438 |
| Education | $51.38 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PALM SPRINGS, CA · in-kind | $563 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PALM SPRINGS, CA · in-kind | $552 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 20, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PALM DESERT, CA · in-kind | $304 |
| Amgen Inc. Sep 8, 2025 | Education in-kind | $34.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Nov 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to PALM SPRINGS, CA · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Insmed, Inc. Sep 30, 2025 | Education Brinsupri; Brinsupri · Respiratory · in-kind | $17.38 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.