Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Tehachapi, CA
Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Tehachapi, California, and NPI 1730228438, issued on Feb 6, 2007. Check the license (California A50850, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A50850 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20960 Sage LN, Tehachapi, CA 93561
- Phone
- (661) 823-2273
- Enumerated
- Feb 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2023
- Fax
- (661) 823-2277
- Medicaid ID
- 00A508500 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A50850Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 75% of the cost of the top drugs
509 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Meloxicam35 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate30 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium29 claims
- Metformin Hcl29 claims
- Shingrix21 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.
Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Tehachapi
They are 8 of the 365 NPPES records with a practice address in Tehachapi, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taiga Inoue, MD, MSTehachapi, CA 935611174051130
- Mariana Revelo, MDTehachapi, CA 935611639171069
- Karandeep Singh, M.D.Tehachapi, CA 935611053715300
- Michael Vu, D.O.Tehachapi, CA 935611174725006
- Terry Warsaw, M.D.Tehachapi, CA 935611497801062
- Minu Ambika Rajendran, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551457912016
- Lawrence Cosner, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551851393813
- Kevin Flanigan, MDRidgecrest, CA 935551003987587
Common questions
What is Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD's NPI number?
Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730228438, issued on Feb 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20960 Sage LN, Tehachapi, CA, 93561. Phone: (661) 823-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A50850, 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 Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irene Helen Sanchez-Esparza, MD had 509 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.