NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Brownsville, TX

Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brownsville, Texas, and NPI 1497038376, issued on Sep 27, 2011. Check the license (Texas 689319, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1497038376
Name
Jose Encarnacion Espinoza
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
689319 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6210 Pecos River St, Brownsville, TX 78526
Phone
(956) 346-5175
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2011
Record last updated
Sep 27, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120413000632); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

284 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Jose Espinoza284
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin52 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl28 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 claims
  4. Ibuprofen19 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim15 claims
  6. Prednisone14 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Emergency Medicine Services OF TX, PLLCBrownsville, TX
  2. Psychiatry OF Texas PLLCHouston, TX

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

Jose Encarnacion Espinoza among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas

Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

111 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brownsville

They are 111 of the 1,671 NPPES records with a practice address in Brownsville, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Oscar Aramburo, NP-CBrownsville, TX 785261669992673
  2. Bianca Arias, NP-CBrownsville, TX 785261821548967
  3. Graciela Chong, FNP-CBrownsville, TX 785261093119711
  4. Aida Coronado Garcia, FNP-BCBrownsville, TX 785261992131486
  5. Efehi EnobakhareBrownsville, TX 785261396073599
  6. Liwayway Guadalquiver, FNPBrownsville, TX 785261396181079
  7. David Hernandez, DNP, APRN, FNP-CBrownsville, TX 785261962817460
  8. Cynthia Hernandez, FNP-BCBrownsville, TX 785261114451366

Common questions

What is Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C's NPI number?

Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497038376, issued on Sep 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6210 Pecos River St, Brownsville, TX, 78526. Phone: (956) 346-5175. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 689319, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose Encarnacion Espinoza, FNP-C had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 210 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.