NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruben Esparza, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Visalia, CA

Ruben Esparza, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Visalia, California, and NPI 1942615877, issued on Jun 30, 2014. Check the license (California 51733, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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
1942615877
Name
Ruben Esparza
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
51733 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5323 W Hillsdale Ave, Visalia, CA 93291
Phone
(855) 733-7772
Enumerated
Jun 30, 2014
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024

1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruben Esparza1,269
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium122 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium76 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl73 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate62 claims
  5. Lisinopril38 claims
  6. Gabapentin34 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: $562.70

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruben Esparza$562.70
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ruben Esparza among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California

Ruben Esparza, PA is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
  • Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in California

There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Alcocer, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911588129464
  2. Michael Andersen, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911144143330
  3. Margaret Hoffman, PACVisalia, CA 932911275752560
  4. Erika Morris, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911821757568
  5. Timothy Shortnacy, PAVisalia, CA 932911679513840
  6. Cody Sims, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911083924849
  7. Eugene Song, P.A.-CVisalia, CA 932911588903926
  8. Daniel Villegas, PA-CVisalia, CA 932911316296254

Common questions

What is Ruben Esparza, PA's NPI number?

Ruben Esparza, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942615877, issued on Jun 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruben Esparza, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5323 W Hillsdale Ave, Visalia, CA, 93291. Phone: (855) 733-7772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruben Esparza, PA's license?

NPPES lists California license number 51733, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruben Esparza, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruben Esparza, PA had 1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.