Justin Estess, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine · Brookhaven, MSNPI 1801042890
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
Almost everything reported here is food and beverage — 100.0% of the total across 34 separate payments, which is the pattern of a clinician who attends manufacturer presentations rather than one with a consulting arrangement. 11 manufacturers reported payments, led by Medtronic at 49.1% of the total. 2025 is the largest year on record at $154, 2.1 times the $74 reported in 2019. That places this record below the midpoint for interventional pain medicine clinicians in MS, where the typical reported total is $2,720.
Across 34 payments — averaging $17.79 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Medtronic$297
- Biotronik NRO, Inc.$73
- Nevro Corp.$69
- Boston Scientific$42
- Spinal Simplicity, LLC$35
- Averitas Pharma Inc.$20
- plus $68 from 5 others
What the payments were for
- Food & beverage$605100%
Most of this is food and beverage — typically meals provided during product presentations at a clinic or hospital. Nationally that is the single largest category of reported payments by count.
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 19 | $297 |
| Biotronik NRO, Inc. | 3 | $73 |
| Nevro Corp. | 3 | $69 |
| Boston Scientific | 1 | $42 |
| Spinal Simplicity, LLC | 2 | $35 |
| Averitas Pharma Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| AbbVie | 1 | $17 |
| Vertex | 1 | $14 |
| Pfizer | 1 | $14 |
| Scilex Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $12 |
| Biodelivery Sciences International, Inc. | 1 | $11 |
How this compares
$605 in reported general payments places this provider in the 5th percentile of 24 interventional pain medicine providers in Mississippi.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 32 | $541 |
| Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 15 | $282 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 17 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other interventional pain medicine in Brookhaven
- Leonel VanceMadison$21K
- Eric PearsonMeridian$19K
- Charles MartinMeridian$18K
- Matthew BlanchardGulfport$10K
- Kenneth StaggsMeridian$5K
- Madelyn CraigMadison$5K
- John LutzJackson$5K
- Michael SteuerSouthaven$4K
- Kelly ColemanVancleave$4K
- Carol HarrisMeridian$4K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.