Laura A. Esterle
Nurse Practitioners (Family Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 4
- In the NPI registry since
- 2022
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 345
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
- 2022Registered 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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Family Nurse Practitioner primary
KY license 3018690
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
Medical groups
- Community Medical Associates Inc (1,372 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
- 345
- Services billed
- 1,756
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 85 | 77 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 31 | 29 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 190 |
| Famotidine Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 115 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 87 |
| Omeprazole Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 75 |
| Esomeprazole Magnesium Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 65 |
| Ibsrela (tenapanor hcl) | 41 |
| Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 38 |
| Sucralfate Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 37 |
| Colestipol Hcl Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 33 |
| Linzess (linaclotide) Other prescribers in Louisville, KY | 26 |
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, 6 companies reported 6 payments worth $461 in total to this clinician.
| Food and Beverage | $452 |
|---|---|
| Education | $9.24 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc Jul 22, 2025 | Education in-kind | $9.24 |
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.