NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose E. Espinel, MD

Surgery Physician · Carrollton, GA

Jose E. Espinel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Carrollton, Georgia, and NPI 1497863211, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 066288, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1497863211
Name
Jose E. Espinel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
066288 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
157 Clinic Ave Ste 302, Carrollton, GA 30117
Phone
(770) 834-3336
Enumerated
Aug 29, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(770) 832-2331
Medicaid ID
PENDING GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110809000162); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 157 Clinic Ave Ste 302

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

  1. Austin Lewis, MDSurgery Physician1003256983
  2. Thomas Reeve, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1992940217

Verify Jose E. Espinel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

140 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 78 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jose Espinel140
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  2. Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
  3. Ondansetron Hcl13 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $166.76

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Becton, Dickinson and Company. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Espinel$166.76
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Tanner Medical Group IncCarrollton, GA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose E. Espinel among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

Jose E. Espinel, MD is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 78% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Barden, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171679557078
  2. David Griffin, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171083698096
  3. Barry Harris, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171912961095
  4. Austin Lewis, MDCarrollton, GA 301171003256983
  5. Mena Louis, DOCarrollton, GA 301171659908416
  6. Harper Niver, DOCarrollton, GA 301171609336304
  7. Thomas Reeve, M.D.Carrollton, GA 301171578547584
  8. Vincent Scoglietti, MDCarrollton, GA 301171740467398

Common questions

What is Jose E. Espinel, MD's NPI number?

Jose E. Espinel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497863211, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose E. Espinel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 157 Clinic Ave Ste 302, Carrollton, GA, 30117. Phone: (770) 834-3336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose E. Espinel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 066288, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose E. Espinel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose E. Espinel, MD had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.