Nestor Esnaola, MD
Surgical Oncology Physician · Houston, TX
Nestor Esnaola, MD is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1013021666, issued on Aug 19, 2006. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nestor Esnaola
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License numbers
- MD446554 PA
27549 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6550 Fannin St Ste 1501, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 441-5141
- Enumerated
- Aug 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Fax
- (346) 238-0008
- Medicaid ID
- 275491 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180731003655); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1501
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nestor Esnaola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical oncology physician in 2024
57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 87 among the 1,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Creon30 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: $177.86
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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 2 group practices
- Houston Methodist Specialty PhysiciansHouston, TX
- Tmh Physician Associates PLLCBellaire, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nestor Esnaola among 206 surgical oncology physician records in Texas
Nestor Esnaola, MD is one of 206 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 161 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Texas
There are 206 surgical oncology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 surgical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Aloia, M.D.Houston, TX 770301790724631
- Amanda Arrington, MD MHMHouston, TX 770301932138609
- Yun Chun, MDHouston, TX 770301700841483
- Janice Cormier, M.D. MPHHouston, TX 770301487750246
- Elizabeth Fitzsullivan, MDHouston, TX 770301780793794
- Keith Fournier, M.D.Houston, TX 770301649290230
- Elizabeth Grubbs, MDHouston, TX 770301063458206
- Kelly Hunt, M.D.Houston, TX 770301023114808
Common questions
What is Nestor Esnaola, MD's NPI number?
Nestor Esnaola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013021666, issued on Aug 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nestor Esnaola, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6550 Fannin St Ste 1501, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 441-5141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nestor Esnaola, MD's license?
Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nestor Esnaola, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nestor Esnaola, MD had 57 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among surgical oncology physician prescribers was 87. 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.