Marivel Espinoza, APRN
NPI 1730740499ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Brownsville, TX
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN) with Bhs Physicians Network, Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Brownsville, Texas. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $3,794 for 30 patients in 2024, with only 23 Part D claims. Smith+nephew, Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $100.69 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Valley Baptist Medical Center- Brownsville as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1730740499 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 24, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 28, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | AP141590 | TX |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (TX) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 30 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 51 across 20 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $3,794 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 23 · 25 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 21 |
| Total drug cost | $236.64 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncBrownsville, TX · 706 clinicians
- Orthopedic Institute of Rio Grande Valley PABrownsville, TX · 2 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Valley Baptist Medical Center- BrownsvilleBrownsville, TX
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$100.69 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$28.10 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $34.75 | 1 |
| Heron Therapeutics, Inc. | $34.17 | 1 |
| Bioventus LLC | $16.70 | 1 |
| Solventum Corporation | $15.07 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$100.69 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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