NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara Esselink

Internal Medicine Physician · Portland, OR

Barbara Esselink is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Portland, Oregon, and NPI 1548451479, issued on Aug 6, 2007. Check the license (Oregon MD29358, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; 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
1548451479
Name
Barbara Esselink
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD29358 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1321 NE 99TH Ave, Portland, OR 97220
Phone
(503) 215-4050
Enumerated
Aug 6, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(503) 215-4055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091106000286); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 2006
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 1321 NE 99TH Ave

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

  1. Mahnaz Ahmad, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124046727
  2. Allan Alexander, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1548273022
  3. Annamarie Bain, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1588814172
  4. Amarprit Bains, MDHospitalist Physician1295939395
  5. John Barton, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1427263151
  6. James Bartruff, MDInternal Medicine Physician1790793230

Verify Barbara Esselink in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

6,143 Medicare Part D claims for 415 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 478 claims were for opioids.

  1. Barbara Esselink6,143
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium251 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium234 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen191 claims
  4. Lisinopril182 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate164 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium140 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Providence Health And Services OregonPortland, OR

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

Barbara Esselink among 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon

Barbara Esselink is one of 2,116 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 1,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

889 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Portland

They are 889 of the 42,088 NPPES records with a practice address in Portland, and 2,116 internal medicine physician records in Oregon.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Soraya Abbassian, M.D.Portland, OR 972201225029184
  2. Mahnaz Ahmad, M.D.Portland, OR 972201124046727
  3. Michael Bower, MDPortland, OR 972201700814936
  4. Kay Gates, MDPortland, OR 972201437194891
  5. Richard Gicking, MDPortland, OR 972201477524338
  6. Richard Hsu, MDPortland, OR 972201174552491
  7. Linda Hungerford, MDPortland, OR 972201902832363
  8. Jennifer Lin, MDPortland, OR 972201114996485

Common questions

What is Barbara Esselink's NPI number?

Barbara Esselink's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548451479, issued on Aug 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara Esselink located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1321 NE 99TH Ave, Portland, OR, 97220. Phone: (503) 215-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara Esselink's license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD29358, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Barbara Esselink prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara Esselink had 6,143 Medicare Part D claims for 415 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.