Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Rancho Mirage, CA
Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, California, and NPI 1457386898, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (California PA16573, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Espinosa
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA16573 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA 92270
- Phone
- (760) 340-3911
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 18, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 773-1632
- Medicaid ID
- 0PA165730 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 39000 Bob Hope Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher J. Espinosa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA16573Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl12 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: $102.27
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Melinta Therapeutics, LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Eisenhower Medical CenterRancho Mirage, CA · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher J. Espinosa among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A. is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
57 physician assistant records list a practice address in Rancho Mirage
They are 57 of the 1,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Mirage, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457386898, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 39000 Bob Hope Dr, Rancho Mirage, CA, 92270. Phone: (760) 340-3911. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number PA16573, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Espinosa, P.A. had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.