NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1790163053, issued on May 7, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 1-123814, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; 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
1790163053
Name
Erin Ann Esskuchen
Credential
CRNP-FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
1-123814 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209
Phone
(205) 870-0256
Enumerated
May 7, 2015
Record last updated
May 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(205) 870-7107
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160203002531); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
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 513 Brookwood Blvd

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

  1. Brent Barranco, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1518900919
  2. Virginia Bensinger, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821342007
  3. Robert Black, MDInternal Medicine Physician1891804969
  4. Danielle Blackard, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013458694
  5. Analyn Blair, NPNurse Practitioner1336493691
  6. Charles Boackle, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104935287

Verify Erin Ann Esskuchen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,213 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Erin Esskuchen1,213
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium220 claims
  2. Omeprazole101 claims
  3. Dicyclomine Hcl97 claims
  4. Sucralfate65 claims
  5. Sutab52 claims
  6. Cholestyramine40 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: $286.07

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Erin Esskuchen$286.07
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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

  1. Gastroenterology Associates OF North-Central Alabama IncBirmingham, AL

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

Erin Ann Esskuchen among 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP is one of 4,393 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 27% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2019 among the 2,690 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

568 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 568 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 4,393 family nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Carlos Adams, RN, DNP, MBA, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352091972678217
  2. Candace Arnold, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352091881961365
  3. Virginia Bensinger, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352091821342007
  4. Chloe Blankenhorn, CRNPHomewood, AL 352091922327121
  5. Katie Dixon, NPBirmingham, AL 352091689936346
  6. Margaret Doss, NPBirmingham, AL 352091386693786
  7. Carol James, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352091720096183
  8. Martha Lynn McPherson, CRNPHomewood, AL 352091447565742

Common questions

What is Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP's NPI number?

Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790163053, issued on May 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL, 35209. Phone: (205) 870-0256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-123814, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Erin Ann Esskuchen, CRNP-FNP had 1,213 Medicare Part D claims for 335 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.