Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Clark, NJ
Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Clark, New Jersey, and NPI 1326580077, issued on Nov 11, 2016. Check the license (New Jersey 26NJ00680400, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dinah Essien
- Credential
- WHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License numbers
- 26NJ00680400 NJ
26NR14301700 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11 Lincoln Blvd, Clark, NJ 07066
- Phone
- (732) 388-1508
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (732) 388-9040
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170323001016); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11 Lincoln Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dinah Essien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 26NJ00680400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024
108 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone22 claims
- Fluconazole15 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro11 claims
- Tranexamic Acid11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.58
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 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 one group practice
- Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group - Specialty Care PCHackensack, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dinah Essien among 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey
Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC is one of 281 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Jersey. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 45% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 127 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in New Jersey
There are 281 women's health nurse practitioner records in New Jersey.
All 281 in New Jersey → Every provider in Clark → Women's Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 women's health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Laura Smith, APNParsippany, NJ 070541922756923
- Yvonne Brown, RN, BSN, MSN, ANPWest Orange, NJ 070521477018273
- Marisa Buonanno Hamrah, NPWest Orange, NJ 070521215104963
- Michelle Gavala, APNSpringfield, NJ 070811881058436
- Carolina Moreira, WHNP-BCSpringfield, NJ 070811669219846
Common questions
What is Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC's NPI number?
Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326580077, issued on Nov 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11 Lincoln Blvd, Clark, NJ, 07066. Phone: (732) 388-1508. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 26NJ00680400, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC had 108 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dinah Essien, WHNP-BC's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.