Alejandro Espaillat, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Columbia, SC
Alejandro Espaillat, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1891771812, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (South Carolina 93961, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alejandro Espaillat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 93961 SC
ME81887 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 350, Columbia, SC 29212
- Phone
- (803) 907-2020
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 907-7720
- Medicaid ID
- 101886300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250401000067); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 100 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 350
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Duc Tran, ODOptometrist1356622013
Verify Alejandro Espaillat in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 93961Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,173 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost897 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate189 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol143 claims
- Moxifloxacin135 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine121 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate108 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: $164.21
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hollywood Eye Institute, PAHollywood, FL
- Prisma Health Medical Group-MidlandsColumbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
Other ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
- Ghada Abdel Hafez, M.D.Charleston, SC1699901660
- Carolina Adams, MDCharleston, SC1841743127
- William Aherne, M.D.Charleston, SC1609860766
- Kathleen Albrecht, M.D.Columbia, SC1942274907
- Daniel Alfaro, M.D.Charleston, SC1982719290
- Bryan Anderson, MDRock Hill, SC1598749236
- Larry Andreo, M.D.Fort Jackson, SC1568556157
- Alexander AnetakisMyrtle Beach, SC1003842220
- Scott Anfinson, M.D.Bluffton, SC1285678029
- Michael Antworth, MDGreenville, SC1649254020
Common questions
What is Alejandro Espaillat, MD's NPI number?
Alejandro Espaillat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891771812, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alejandro Espaillat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Palmetto Health Pkwy Ste 350, Columbia, SC, 29212. Phone: (803) 907-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alejandro Espaillat, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 93961, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alejandro Espaillat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alejandro Espaillat, MD had 2,173 Medicare Part D claims for 655 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.