Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Robert John Esther, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1962489328

Robert John Esther, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 1998, 28 years ago. Practices with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a 2,079-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in North Carolina.

Years since qualifying
28
Trained at
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Licensed in
NC
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

100 Manning Drive University Of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-0001
Phone: (919) 962-6637
Fax: (919) 966-7130
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 200300237 (NC)

Record details

NPI number1962489328
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 28, 2005
Last updated in NPPESApril 5, 2021
Certification dateApril 5, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolVANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1998 (28 years in practice)
Group practice University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill — 2079 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients122
Services billed 206 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 2079 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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