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Dr. James H. Esther, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

226 SOUTH WOODS MILL ROAD SUITE 43 WEST
CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017

(314) 205-6444

Dr. James H. Esther, MD is a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO specializing in adult rheumatology. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. James H. Esther, MD is affiliated with St. Luke's Hospital, St. Luke's and St. Luke's Medical Group.

Office Locations

226 SOUTH WOODS MILL ROAD SUITE 43 WEST
CHESTERFIELD, MO 63017

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2128
hospital care	546
inpatient care	546
lab tests	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2105
hospital care	428
inpatient care	415
outpatient care	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	538

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	840
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	429
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	117
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2327
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	137
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2238
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
lab tests	14
preventive care	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	816
Female	1112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1810
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	880
From 75 to 84	616
85 and over	310
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2016 were lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2157
lab tests	65
preventive care	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	560

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	903
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	309
85 and over	153
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2017 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	2098
preventive care	75
vaccines	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	536

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	860
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	135
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2018 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1871
preventive care	66
vaccines	50

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	844
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	138
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1880
preventive care	110
vaccines	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	822
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	415
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	130
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2020 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1414
preventive care	65
vaccines	51

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	269
85 and over	114
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2021 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1522
preventive care	71
vaccines	55

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	699
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	115
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1345
preventive care	54
vaccines	54

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	651
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	281
85 and over	104
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James H. Esther, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHESTERFIELD, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	1916
hospital care	299
inpatient care	296
lab tests	30
outpatient care	13
preventive care	65
vaccines	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	507

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	821
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	292
85 and over	132
Less than 65	53
65 to 74	406

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James H. Esther, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James H. Esther, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	12
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. James H. Esther, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. He completed residency at UNC Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

Residency: UNC Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James H. Esther, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. Luke's Hospital

St. Luke's

St. Luke's Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. James H. Esther, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Oscar, WellCare, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Cigna, Anthem, HealthLink, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Healthy Blue, Allwell, Medica (WellFirst), HomeState, Essence, Ambetter and Ascension.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James H. Esther, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Oscar

WellCare

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Cigna

Anthem

HealthLink

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Healthy Blue

Allwell

Medica (WellFirst)

HomeState

Essence

Ambetter

Ascension

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James H. Esther, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,841 XELJANZ $1,684	ELIQUIS $281	PREVNAR - 13 $187	COLOGUARD $104	PAXLOVID $98	Other $488
Amgen Inc.	$1,576 Enbrel $572	Prolia $448	Repatha $398	Otezla $133	AVSOLA $14	Other $11
Celgene Corporation	$1,552 Otezla $104	$1,448
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,383 FARXIGA $421	SYMBICORT $291	CRESTOR $183	BYDUREON $160	MOVANTIK $127	Other $200
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,309 BENLYSTA $638	BREO $187	TANZEUM $91	SHINGRIX $78	ANORO $75	Other $241
Other	$13,444 Humira $901	Cimzia $870	COSENTYX $727	ORENCIA $616	Vascepa $614	Other $9,716

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$21,640
Education	$413
Honoraria	$50

Biography

Dr. James Esther is a Chesterfield, MO physician who specializes in adult rheumatology. Anthem, Blue California, and Aetna are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Esther honors. Before performing his residency at UNC Hospitals, Dr. Esther attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Esther is professionally affiliated with St. Luke's.