NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist · Montrose, CO

Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Montrose, Colorado, and NPI 1306220330, issued on Jul 20, 2015. Check the license (Colorado APN.0996962-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado 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
1306220330
Name
Michael Owen Esplin
Credential
PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist 364SP0808X
License number
APN.0996962-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 N Cascade Ave Ste A, Montrose, CO 81401
Phone
(970) 252-3200
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2026
Fax
(970) 249-8793
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180207000329); 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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Verify Michael Owen Esplin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
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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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist in 2024

2,906 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,054 among the 390 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Esplin2,906
  2. Specialty average1,054

Most prescribed

  1. Clozapine157 claims
  2. Gabapentin130 claims
  3. Vraylar126 claims
  4. Clonazepam125 claims
  5. Olanzapine113 claims
  6. Benztropine Mesylate109 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 one group practice

  1. Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center IncMontrose, CO

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

Michael Owen Esplin among 29 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Colorado

Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC is one of 29 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Colorado. 55% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 79% of these records are older, 17% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 28% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364SP0808X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Colorado

There are 29 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records in Colorado.

All 29 in Colorado → Every provider in Montrose → Psychiatric/Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist nationwide →

The 8 psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorraine Pearson, APNDurango, CO 813031508894957
  2. Frances Higgins, RN MS CSGrand Junction, CO 815011952487308
  3. Sherry McCoy, PMHCNS, APRNBCGrand Junction, CO 815011861745994
  4. Leslie Schiller, RN MS CSGrand Junction, CO 815011063595247
  5. Alexis Norris, PHDSalida, CO 812011063166262
  6. Carole Crawford, M.S, R.N., C.S, APNPueblo West, CO 810071992779805
  7. Pamela BrickerColorado Springs, CO 809051982755351
  8. Tracy Walker, PMHNPColorado Springs, CO 809031154001881

Common questions

What is Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306220330, issued on Jul 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 N Cascade Ave Ste A, Montrose, CO, 81401. Phone: (970) 252-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.0996962-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Owen Esplin, PMHNP-BC had 2,906 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 1,054. 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.

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