NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paulina Essah, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Richmond, VA

Paulina Essah, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Richmond, Virginia, and NPI 1003906645, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101059357, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1003906645
Name
Paulina Essah
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
0101059357 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
719 N 25TH St, Richmond, VA 23223
Phone
(804) 253-1963
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(804) 780-0862
Medicaid ID
5837201 VA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100302000161); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1993
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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Also registered at 719 N 25TH St

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

  1. Talia Abdo, DDSDentist1780515155
  2. Nicole Barbour, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1780743591
  3. Rodney Cowans, MDGeneral Practice Physician1306803374
  4. Avrielle Davis, NPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1538641311
  5. Sarah De Boer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1578707410
  6. Kouassi Ebrottie, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1508671017

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,477 Medicare Part D claims for 695 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 137 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paulina Essah8,477
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate534 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium477 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium309 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium282 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium246 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide227 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. Bon Secours Medical Group Richmond Primary Care LLCTappahannock, VA

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

547 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Richmond

They are 547 of the 14,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Richmond, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.

Other internal medicine physician records in Virginia

  1. Caren Aaron, M.D.Martinsville, VA1477538734
  2. Mark Aarons, M.D.Arlington, VA1730371774
  3. Estefania Abasolo Lopez, MDManassas, VA1043899545
  4. Salma Abbas, MDRichmond, VA1427303387
  5. Amir AbbasiRichmond, VA1851233548
  6. Gohar Abbasi, MDChester, VA1134198187
  7. Mustafa Abbasi, MDAlexandria, VA1316019912
  8. Layla Abdal Hussain, MDWoobridge, VA1801036942
  9. Marwa Abdelfattah, M.D.Culpeper, VA1225251572
  10. Ramy Abdelfattah, M.D.Fredericksburg, VA1437525748

Common questions

What is Paulina Essah, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paulina Essah, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003906645, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paulina Essah, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 719 N 25TH St, Richmond, VA, 23223. Phone: (804) 253-1963. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paulina Essah, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101059357, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paulina Essah, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paulina Essah, M.D. had 8,477 Medicare Part D claims for 695 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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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