Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD
Hospitalist Physician · Atlanta, GA
Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1821259607, issued on Jun 24, 2008. Check the license (Georgia 72822, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kari Leigh Esbensen
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 72822 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 36 Linden Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30308
- Phone
- (404) 778-1900
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141110002342); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kari Leigh Esbensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 72822Check 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 hospitalist physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Emory Clinic IncAtlanta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kari Leigh Esbensen among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 32% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Georgia
There are 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Javan Ferguson, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081174597314
- Aaron Harris, M.D., M.P.H.Atlanta, GA 303081033351200
- Ketevan Kobaidze, MDAtlanta, GA 303081447283007
- Noble Maleque, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081861411019
- Jeffrey Manaloto, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081356528996
- Bruce Mitchell, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303081245229970
Common questions
What is Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821259607, issued on Jun 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36 Linden Ave NE, Atlanta, GA, 30308. Phone: (404) 778-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 72822, 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 Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kari Leigh Esbensen, MD, PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 of 100. 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.