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Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD

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(Dr. Sarah Ellestad, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Maternal and Fetal Medicine

SUNY Upstate Medical University (1999)

Professional interests include: placenta accreta, congenital diaphragmatic hernia, labor and delivery (childbirth), and more.

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-5741

Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD is a perinatologist in Durham, NC specializing in maternal and fetal medicine. She graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1999 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD is affiliated with Duke Health and DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC.

Office Locations

Duke Health

2301 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27710

(919) 681-5741

(919) 681-8166

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Duke Health

2608 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 684-6327

(919) 681-1397

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Duke Health

600 New Waverly Place
Cary, NC 27518

(919) 954-7720

(919) 954-7710

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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC 27710

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC during 2013 were prenatal testing, diagnostic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and obstetrical procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	28
obstetrical procedures	18
pelvic imaging	18
prenatal testing	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	18
women's imaging	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC during 2014 were prenatal testing, diagnostic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and obstetrical procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	20
obstetrical procedures	19
pelvic imaging	19
prenatal testing	39
ultrasound (sonogram)	19
women's imaging	19

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2014 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC during 2015 were prenatal testing and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	33
prenatal testing	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2015 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2016 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC during 2017 were prenatal testing and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	27
prenatal testing	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2017 were asthma and depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), prenatal testing, obstetrical procedures and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

obstetrical procedures	15
pelvic imaging	15
prenatal testing	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
women's imaging	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2018 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2019 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated during 2020 were depression.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated as a perinatologist in Durham, NC were prenatal testing, diagnostic procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and obstetrical procedures.

diagnostic procedures	27
obstetrical procedures	17
pelvic imaging	17
prenatal testing	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	17
women's imaging	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	0

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD treated were depression and asthma.

Hypertension	0
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University in 1999. She completed residency at Baystate Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University (1999)

Residency: Baystate Medical Center (2003)

Board Certification: American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Obstetrics & Gynecology American Board of Obstetrics/Gynecology, Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

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. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare HMO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS), Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II, Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO), Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Aetna Select HMO, Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO, Healthy Blue, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP), Aetna/CVS Health, Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice, Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan, Duke Select, Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sarah C. Ellestad, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare HMO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Aetna Quality Point of Service (QPOS)

Aetna Choice POS, Aetna Choice POS II

Aetna Medicare Value Plan (HMO)

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Aetna Select HMO

Aetna PCP Coordinated POS Plan

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Aetna Limited Benefit Insurance PPO

Healthy Blue

Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Health Network Option

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Aetna Medicare Assure Plan (HMO D-SNP)

Aetna/CVS Health

Aetna Elect Choice HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice

Aetna Voluntary Indemnity Group Plan

Duke Select

Aetna Open Access HMO, Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Open Access Managed Choice

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Biography

Dr. Sarah Ellestad practices maternal and fetal medicine. Her clinical interests include congenital diaphragmatic hernia, labor and delivery (childbirth), and high risk pregnancy. Dr. Ellestad most likely takes Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. She graduated from SUNY Upstate Medical University and then she performed her residency at Baystate Medical Center. She is affiliated with Duke Health. According to Duke Health, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Durham, NC.