James Jay Esbenshade, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Bethlehem, PA
James Jay Esbenshade, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1134140015, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD069937L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Jay Esbenshade
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD069937L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2310 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA 18017
- Phone
- (484) 403-7560
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (484) 403-7561
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060216000081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Jay Esbenshade in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD069937LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $17.17
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Pennsylvania Urgent Care Centers, PLLCWarrington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Jay Esbenshade among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
James Jay Esbenshade, M.D. is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
136 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bethlehem
They are 136 of the 4,797 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethlehem, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is James Jay Esbenshade, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Jay Esbenshade, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134140015, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Jay Esbenshade, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2310 Schoenersville RD, Bethlehem, PA, 18017. Phone: (484) 403-7560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Jay Esbenshade, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD069937L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Jay Esbenshade, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Jay Esbenshade, M.D. had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Jay Esbenshade, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.