Richard Essner, M.D.
Surgical Oncology Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Richard Essner, M.D. is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1336163328, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (California G61190, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Essner
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License number
- G61190 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 829-8317
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 582-7236
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080310000287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Maia Aronson, P.A.Physician Assistant1861762882
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Verify Richard Essner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G61190Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $408.17
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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 one group practice
- Providence Saint Johns Medical FoundationWest Hollywood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Essner among 250 surgical oncology physician records in California
Richard Essner, M.D. is one of 250 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in California. 84% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 184 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 44% 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 California 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 California
There are 250 surgical oncology physician records in California.
All 250 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Surgical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bradley Bandera, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041427205681
- Anton Bilchik, M.D., PH.D., M.B.A.Santa Monica, CA 904041609916733
- Nefertiti Brown, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041801065685
- Connie Chiu, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041821377342
- Alexander Christ, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041427316702
- Alice Chung, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041326296542
- Brian Diskin, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041306257456
- Crystal Fancher, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041578983193
Common questions
What is Richard Essner, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Essner, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336163328, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Essner, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2121 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 829-8317. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Essner, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G61190, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.