Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Houston, TX
Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1760489595, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Texas J1656, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Ivor Esses
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- J1656 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030
- Phone
- (713) 333-4110
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (713) 333-4111
- Medicaid ID
- 1149585-05 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041229000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6560 Fannin St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Guelbert Abellana, N.P.Nurse Practitioner1457605156
- Ahmed Albayar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1417694142
- Alfonso Aldama, MDNeurological Surgery Physician1164415170
- David Alfi, D.D.S., M.D.Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1245424019
- Eugene Alford, MDOtolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician1093700387
- Rakshanda Aslam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1720260268
Verify Stephen Ivor Esses in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J1656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen72 claims
- Meloxicam20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl11 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): 74.5 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: $33.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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
- Southwest Orthopedic Group, LLPHouston, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen Ivor Esses among 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas
Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D. is one of 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2005 among the 177 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 207XS0117X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Texas
There are 225 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Texas.
All 225 in Texas → Every provider in Houston → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rubin Bashir, MDHouston, TX 770301568653798
- Shah-Nawaz Dodwad, M.D.Houston, TX 770301477882520
- Alan Heilman, M.D.Houston, TX 770301952399347
- Rex Marco, M.D.Houston, TX 770301205861887
- Adam ParkHouston, TX 770301538691985
- Ra'Kerry Rahman, MDHouston, TX 770301972752228
- Jeffrey Ratusznik, MDHouston, TX 770301710148119
- Comron Saifi, M.D.Houston, TX 770301972897270
Common questions
What is Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760489595, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6560 Fannin St, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 333-4110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J1656, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Ivor Esses, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.5 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.