NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ezequiel Esparza, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · San Diego, CA

Ezequiel Esparza, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1356375497, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (California A54507, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1356375497
Name
Ezequiel Esparza
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
A54507 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2204 National Ave, San Diego, CA 92113
Phone
(619) 515-2300
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2204 National Ave

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

  1. Darinka Aragon, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1114347291
  2. Christopher Badalof, ASWClinical Social Worker1760033351
  3. Barrie Berkson, MSClinical Social Worker1922305465
  4. Deborah Birnbaum, D.O.Psychiatry Physician1639308265
  5. Jocelyn Bookman, MSWCounselor1528588597
  6. Myra Buby, LCSWSocial Worker1093747511

Verify Ezequiel Esparza in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

92 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Ezequiel Esparza92
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl17 claims
  2. Lamotrigine16 claims
  3. Lorazepam16 claims
  4. Vraylar11 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.

Ezequiel Esparza among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California

Ezequiel Esparza, M.D. is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 38% of these records are
  • Record last updated2012 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in California

There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Darinka Aragon, M.D.San Diego, CA 921131114347291
  2. Deborah Birnbaum, D.O.San Diego, CA 921131639308265
  3. Gabrielle Cerda, M.D.San Diego, CA 921131407887748
  4. Mariel Janowsky, M.D., M.P.HSan Diego, CA 921131386039188
  5. Peter Kass, M.D., M.EDSan Diego, CA 921131417319765
  6. Nisha Patel, MDSan Diego, CA 921131356834873
  7. Matthew Suggs, DOSan Diego, CA 921131326543596
  8. Sharmila Carlton, MDSan Diego, CA 921141558442566

Common questions

What is Ezequiel Esparza, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ezequiel Esparza, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356375497, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ezequiel Esparza, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2204 National Ave, San Diego, CA, 92113. Phone: (619) 515-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ezequiel Esparza, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A54507, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ezequiel Esparza, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ezequiel Esparza, M.D. had 92 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.