Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Huntsville, AL
Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1831486166, issued on Jul 7, 2011. Check the license (Alabama MD.34807, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD.34807 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1102 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL 35801
- Phone
- (256) 469-7200
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (630) 734-4715
- Medicaid ID
- 185248 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160630000462); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 112 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1102 Monroe St SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Christopher AchordAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1831597293
- Samir Allos, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1972952109
- Said El Zein, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1730678004
- Lisa Green, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1033779467
- Tommy Parraga, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1235513672
- Jordan Micah Polistico, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1497273502
Verify Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.34807Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
657 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 23% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin109 claims
- Sodium Chloride69 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl68 claims
- Cefepime Hcl55 claims
- Meropenem43 claims
- Levofloxacin31 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: $132.83
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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 one group practice
- Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCHuntsville, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza among 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama
Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D. is one of 112 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Alabama
There are 112 infectious disease physician records in Alabama.
All 112 in Alabama → Every provider in Huntsville → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Dunkel, MDHuntsville, AL 358011841282035
- Said El Zein, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011730678004
- Leroy Harris, MDHuntsville, AL 358011174600100
- Ali Hassoun, MDHuntsville, AL 358011063404978
- Karlie HerreraHuntsville, AL 358011881547248
- Scott Parker, MDHuntsville, AL 358011992716120
- Tommy Parraga, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011235513672
- Jordan Micah Polistico, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011497273502
Common questions
What is Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D.'s NPI number?
Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831486166, issued on Jul 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1102 Monroe St SW, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 469-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.34807, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Claudia Patricia Taramona Espinoza, M.D. had 657 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.