NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD

Nephrology Physician · South Miami, FL

Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in South Miami, Florida, and NPI 1649239930, issued on Mar 23, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0078552, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649239930
Name
Alberto B. Esquenazi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
ME0078552 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7900 SW 57TH Ave, South Miami, FL 33143
Phone
(305) 662-3984
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2024
Fax
(305) 661-1129
Medicaid ID
263043500 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080804000241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1997
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 7900 SW 57TH Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cristiane Carvalho, MDNephrology Physician1396919635
  2. Marcos Esquenazi, M.D.Nephrology Physician1508868928
  3. Carlos Granja, M.DNephrology Physician1811179997
  4. David Hoffman, M.D.Specialist1164424511
  5. Sanford Jacobson, M.D.Forensic Psychiatry Physician1023194115
  6. Michael Kaplan, M.D.Specialist1235121476

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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alberto Esquenazi1,165
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate83 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium81 claims
  3. Nifedipine Er81 claims
  4. Farxiga72 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate63 claims
  6. Procrit49 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,705.14

71 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alberto Esquenazi$1,705.14
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Miami Kidney Group PLLCSouth Miami, FL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alberto B. Esquenazi among 840 nephrology physician records in Florida

Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD is one of 840 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2000 among the 664 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Florida

There are 840 nephrology physician records in Florida.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Cristiane Carvalho, MDSouth Miami, FL 331431396919635
  2. Marcos Esquenazi, M.D.South Miami, FL 331431508868928
  3. Jose Esquenazi, M.D.Miami, FL 331431154522852
  4. Carlos Granja, M.DSouth Miami, FL 331431811179997
  5. Mobashir HosameddinSouth Miami, FL 331431851904601
  6. Maria Llanos, DOSouth Miami, FL 331431326544552
  7. Christian Suarez FuentesSouth Miami, FL 331431467732743
  8. Alberto Sabucedo, M.D.,PH.D.Miami, FL 331441033418512

Common questions

What is Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD's NPI number?

Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649239930, issued on Mar 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7900 SW 57TH Ave, South Miami, FL, 33143. Phone: (305) 662-3984. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME0078552, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alberto B. Esquenazi, MD had 1,165 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.