NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician NPI 1548231962 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Roberto Espada, M.D.
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician in Corpus Christi, Texas.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,190 in Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
176
Medicare Part D claims · 61 beneficiaries · Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician avg: 81
Industry payments
$17.96
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Roberto Espada, M.D. filed 176 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- 176
- Part D claims, 2024
- $17.96
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥34th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Roberto Espada, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1548231962), first enumerated 02/01/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 176 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$17.96 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Texas statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Roberto Espada, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: TMB annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1548231962 · Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1548231962
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 2,190
- RX-LIGHT 176
- BOOK-THIN 180 in Texas
- PHOTO-ENUM Siva Thiagarajah, M.D. · 2006
Roberto Espada, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
176 ≥ 34th percentile 34% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Roberto Espada, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Roberto Espada, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
176 117% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Texas
How Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Texas providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1548231962 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 02/01/2006 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Roberto Espada, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$18
Largest payer
Astellas Pharma US Inc
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Texas TMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~77K Texas medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Roberto Espada, M.D.. To verify Roberto Espada, M.D.'s current license status, search the TMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
344
Total board actions, Texas 2023
Across 334 cases
4.47
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Texas statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
94 cases
TMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Texas disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
176
Total Claims
$7K
Total Drug Cost
61
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 357.867
- Total Day Supply
- 9,859
- Generic Drug Cost
- $4K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 68.0 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.85
- Gender Split
- 100% female / 0% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Roberto Espada, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Progesterone
Progesterone
42 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betam…
Clotrimazole-Betamethasone
18 claims
- Armour Thyroid
Armour Thyroid
17 claims
- Spironolactone 13
Spironolactone
13 claims
- Estradiol 12
Estradiol
12 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Progesterone Progesterone, Micronized | 42 |
| Clotrimazole-Betamethasone Clotrimazole/Betamethasone Dip | 18 |
| Armour Thyroid Thyroid,pork | 17 |
| Spironolactone | 13 |
| Estradiol | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician Overview
How Roberto Espada, M.D. fits within the Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
2,190
Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician Providers in US
52
States with Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician
81
Avg Claims per Provider
Roberto Espada, M.D.'s 176 claims are above the specialty average of 81.
Nationwide Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Espada, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician Providers in Texas
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Texas, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Espada.
One of 180 Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Texas, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Kjersti Aagaard-Tillery
MD
Houston, TX
Dr. Ometeotl Acosta
MD
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Reinaldo Acosta
MD
San Antonio, TX
Dr. Emily Adhikari
M.D.
Dallas, TX
Dr. Melissa Aerts
MD
Temple, TX
Compare Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Roberto Espada, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Roberto Espada, M.D. specializes in Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician and practices in Corpus Christi, Texas. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Roberto Espada, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Roberto Espada, M.D. wrote 176 Medicare Part D claims totaling $7K in drug costs for 61 beneficiaries.
Where is Roberto Espada, M.D. located? ▼
Roberto Espada, M.D. is located at 5920 SARATOGA BLVD, Corpus Christi, TX, 78414. Phone: (361) 993-5597.
What is Roberto Espada, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Roberto Espada, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548231962, issued on 02/01/2006.
How many Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,190 Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Maternal & Fetal Medicine Physician provider writes 81 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Roberto Espada, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Roberto Espada, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Progesterone, Clotrimazole-Betamethasone, Armour Thyroid. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Roberto Espada, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Roberto Espada, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 176 Part D claims and 61 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Roberto Espada, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Roberto Espada, M.D.'s NPI is 1548231962 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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