Russell James Esquivel, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Scottsdale, AZ
Russell James Esquivel, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Scottsdale, Arizona, and NPI 1972682409, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 36216, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Russell James Esquivel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 36216 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8328 E. Hartford Dr., Scottsdale, AZ 85255
- Phone
- (480) 214-9720
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (480) 214-9722
- Medicaid ID
- 158025 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070111000630); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Arizona College Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Russell James Esquivel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 36216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Eliquis46 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium45 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium38 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl28 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
- Scottsdale Inpatient Specialists PLCScottsdale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Russell James Esquivel among 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona
Russell James Esquivel, MD is one of 775 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 88% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2011 among the 618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Arizona
There are 775 hospitalist physician records in Arizona.
All 775 in Arizona → Every provider in Scottsdale → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Troy Comstock, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551447357892
- Azeen Elahi, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852551598113284
- Daniel Hannon, D.O.Scottsdale, AZ 852551467801126
- Shirin Nafisi, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852551457709149
- Maria Saldivar, MDScottsdale, AZ 852551427015239
Common questions
What is Russell James Esquivel, MD's NPI number?
Russell James Esquivel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972682409, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Russell James Esquivel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8328 E. Hartford Dr., Scottsdale, AZ, 85255. Phone: (480) 214-9720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Russell James Esquivel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 36216, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Russell James Esquivel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Russell James Esquivel, MD had 1,003 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.