Dr. Ester Sherman, M.D
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 205
Licensed in Connecticut since 2025, according to the Connecticut Department of Public Health. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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
CT license 81048 (first issued 2025; active) · NY license 299766
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport, CT
Medical groups
- Hartford Healthcare Medical Group Specialists PLLC (1,588 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
- 205
- Services billed
- 566
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 263 | 130 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 79 | 65 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 48 | 48 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 45 | 36 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 26 | 25 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 15 | 15 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 15 | 12 |
| Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older) | 13 | 13 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 285 |
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 237 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 79 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 59 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 43 |
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 38 |
| Roflumilast Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 32 |
| Fluticasone Propionate Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 29 |
| Advair Hfa (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 25 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Bridgeport, CT | 21 |
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, 3 companies reported 3 payments worth $222 in total to this clinician.
| AbbVie Inc. | $125 |
|---|---|
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | $78.99 |
| Electromed, Inc. | $18.27 |
| Food and Beverage | $143 |
|---|---|
| Education | $78.99 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC Nov 10, 2025 | Education DUPIXENT · Immunology · in-kind | $78.99 |
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.