Joe A. Espinoza, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Scottsbluff, NE
Joe A. Espinoza, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and NPI 1033790670, issued on Apr 15, 2021. Check the license (Nebraska 36796, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe A. Espinoza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 36796 NE
U1267 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 West 42ND St, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Phone
- (308) 635-3888
- Enumerated
- Apr 15, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251003002168); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest psychiatry physician records → All 260 in Nebraska → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2 West 42ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rami Zanoun, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1609138031
Verify Joe A. Espinoza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 36796Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin14 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate12 claims
- Bupropion Xl11 claims
- Trazodone Hcl11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $305.38
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Regional West Physicians ClinicScottsbluff, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe A. Espinoza among 260 psychiatry physician records in Nebraska
Joe A. Espinoza, MD is one of 260 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2006 among the 113 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 2084P0800X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 260 psychiatry physician records in Nebraska.
All 260 in Nebraska → Every provider in Scottsbluff → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Scanlan, MDScottsbluff, NE 693611013933274
- Rami Zanoun, M.D.Scottsbluff, NE 693611609138031
- Hwan-Shyr Ding, DONorth Platte, NE 691011982018396
- Narayana Koduri, M.DNorth Platte, NE 691011124279427
- Mustafa Rahman, MDNorth Platte, NE 691011528528627
- Bruce Bottlinger, M.D.Hastings, NE 689011215185970
- Kavir Saxena, MDHastings, NE 689011467444588
- Rachel Zentner, M.D.Hastings, NE 689011669813549
Common questions
What is Joe A. Espinoza, MD's NPI number?
Joe A. Espinoza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033790670, issued on Apr 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe A. Espinoza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 West 42ND St, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361. Phone: (308) 635-3888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe A. Espinoza, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 36796, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joe A. Espinoza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joe A. Espinoza, MD had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; 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.