Stephen Esper
Anesthesiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Stephen Esper is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1811123763, issued on Jun 5, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT191546, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Esper
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- MT191546 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA 15240
- Phone
- (412) 360-3354
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120918000032); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at University Drive C
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Verify Stephen Esper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT191546Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.09
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Esper among 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Stephen Esper is one of 2,481 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 61% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 1,720 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
353 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 353 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,481 anesthesiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Esper's NPI number?
Stephen Esper's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811123763, issued on Jun 5, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Esper located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at University Drive C, Pittsburgh, PA, 15240. Phone: (412) 360-3354. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Esper's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT191546, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Esper prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Esper had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Esper's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.