Fariha Esmail, MD
Hospitalist Physician · San Diego, CA
Fariha Esmail, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1720212210, issued on May 12, 2009. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fariha Esmail
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- ME113994 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA 92120
- Phone
- (877) 608-0044
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2009
- Record last updated
- Dec 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (619) 528-3239
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fariha Esmail in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium21 claims
- Omeprazole21 claims
- Prednisone19 claims
- Furosemide18 claims
- Famotidine14 claims
- Potassium Chloride14 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.
Fariha Esmail among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Fariha Esmail, MD is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 81% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X 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 Fariha Esmail, MD's NPI number?
Fariha Esmail, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720212210, issued on May 12, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fariha Esmail, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4647 Zion Ave, San Diego, CA, 92120. Phone: (877) 608-0044. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fariha Esmail, MD's license?
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 Fariha Esmail, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fariha Esmail, MD had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 130 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.