Esteban Cota
Specialist · Torrance, CA
Esteban Cota is a specialist with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1003341298, issued on Apr 25, 2017. Check the license (California A156697, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esteban Cota
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- A156697 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA 90502
- Phone
- (310) 222-2345
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220915002070); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esteban Cota in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license A156697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% more Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,428 Medicare Part D claims for 715 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam153 claims
- Clonazepam114 claims
- Alprazolam78 claims
- Trazodone Hcl72 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate63 claims
- Sertraline Hcl53 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLomita, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esteban Cota among 5,749 specialist records in California
Esteban Cota is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Esteban Cota's NPI number?
Esteban Cota's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003341298, issued on Apr 25, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esteban Cota located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 W Carson St, Torrance, CA, 90502. Phone: (310) 222-2345. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esteban Cota's license?
NPPES lists California license number A156697, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Esteban Cota prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esteban Cota had 1,428 Medicare Part D claims for 715 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.