Ernie Lapus Esquivel, MD
NPI 1194992446ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· White Plains, NY
Hospitalist (MD) in White Plains, New York, trained at University of Virginia School of Medicine (class of 1994). In 2024 Medicare paid $133,495 for 348 patients, and Part D covered 759 of their prescriptions, 80% of them generic. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $255.48 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1194992446 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 14, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 9, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 9, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 210302 | NY |
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology | 207RN0300X | 210302 | NY |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 348 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,213 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $133,495 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 759 · 778 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 182 |
| Total drug cost | $86,540 |
| Generic share | 80% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Virginia School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1994 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Secondary specialties | Nephrology |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- East Post Road Medical Services PCWhite Plains, NY · 429 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains, NY
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$255.48 · 13 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$161.27 · 9 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer Inc. | $217.89 | 11 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC | $19.64 | 1 |
| Zoll Services LLC (A/K/A Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $17.95 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$255.48 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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