Dr. Zahra Esmail, DO

  • Torrance, CA
  • Geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician
NPI1124290036PAC ID6901968023
Medicare services, 2023
548
Part D claims, 2024
355
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$111
Medical groups
3
Practice address
21414 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502
Practice phone
Call (310) 320-8714
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Primary practice

Heritage Rehabilitation Center

Skilled Nursing Facility · Torrance, California

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Dr. Zahra Esmail is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Torrance, California

Dr. Esmail practices at Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Torrance, California.

Dr. Esmail's NPI, 1124290036, was assigned on March 31, 2008. Dr. Esmail holds Washington license OP61548416.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6901968023
NPI enumeration date
March 31, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(310) 320-8714
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Zahra Esmail practices at Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Torrance, California

Dr. Esmail's primary practice is Heritage Rehabilitation Center, at 21414 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 320-8714.

  • Heritage Rehabilitation Center
    21414 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502 · Los Angeles CountyPhone(310) 320-8714

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Dr. Zahra Esmail is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Esmail's primary practice is Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Torrance, California. Dr. Esmail is also affiliated with Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center. The medical group on file is Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Esmail to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Zahra Esmail's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Esmail practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Heritage Rehabilitation CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Zahra Esmail is one of 497 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in California

Geriatric medicine is Dr. Esmail's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0300X. Dr. Esmail is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Esmail's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and California.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Geriatric medicine (internal medicine), WashingtonPrimaryLicense OP61548416 · taxonomy 207RG0300X
  • California licenseLicense 20A9333

Geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians near Dr. Esmail

Counts of geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

497geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in California
8geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in Torrance

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Zahra Esmail billed Medicare for 548 services in 2023

CMS data shows 548 Medicare services from Dr. Esmail across 4 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $61,437 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2023548
Paid by Medicare$61,437
Procedure codes4

Dr. Esmail's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 5582023: 5482%

Dr. Esmail compared with the California median for geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians, 2023

  • Dr. Esmail
  • California median
Medicare services
548vs 42429% above
Part D claims
186vs 93080% below

Medians across 466 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Esmail's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Zahra Esmail's patients have a median age of 81

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Esmail's median patient age at 81, with 62% women.

Dr. Esmail's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 81

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Zahra Esmail wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Esmail wrote 355 Medicare Part D claims for 174 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 186 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,625 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024355
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$3,625
Part D patients174

Dr. Esmail's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic323 claims91%
  • Brand-name32 claims9%

Dr. Esmail's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Esmail's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids12%41 of 355 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over5%19 of 355 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2016 to 2024

  • 2016
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2016: 112024: 1861591%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 1 in 2016.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Zahra Esmail takes part in Medicare

Dr. Esmail accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Zahra Esmail received $111 in industry payments from 2016 to 2017

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Esmail from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2017. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $64.

General payments to Dr. Esmail by program year, 2016 to 2017

Companies that paid Dr. Esmail the most, 2016 to 2017

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Zahra Esmail is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine

  1. Board certified in hospice and palliative medicineAmerican Board of Anesthesiology
  2. Board certified in geriatric medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Zahra Esmail's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Zahra Esmail's NPI number?

Dr. Zahra Esmail's NPI number is 1124290036. It was assigned on March 31, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Zahra Esmail?

Dr. Zahra Esmail is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in Torrance, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0300X).

Where does Dr. Zahra Esmail practice?

Dr. Esmail practices at 21414 S. Vermont Avenue, Torrance, CA 90502. Dr. Esmail's primary practice is Heritage Rehabilitation Center in Torrance, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Esmail to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Zahra Esmail's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Esmail is (310) 320-8714.

What is Dr. Zahra Esmail's medical license number?

Dr. Esmail holds Washington license OP61548416, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Zahra Esmail been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Esmail in Washington and California.

Which hospitals is Dr. Zahra Esmail affiliated with?

Dr. Esmail is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Esmail to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Zahra Esmail part of?

Dr. Esmail is linked to Southern California Permanente Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Esmail to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Zahra Esmail accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Esmail billed Medicare for 548 services in 2023, and Dr. Esmail accepts Medicare assignment.

Is Dr. Zahra Esmail board certified?

Yes. Dr. Esmail is board certified in hospice and palliative medicine by the American Board of Anesthesiology.

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What services does Dr. Zahra Esmail bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Esmail's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99233), critical care (99291) and care management and other visits (99497).

What drugs does Dr. Zahra Esmail prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Esmail's most prescribed drugs by claims were Donepezil HCl, Mirtazapine and Memantine HCl.

Has Dr. Zahra Esmail received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $111 in general payments to Dr. Esmail from 3 companies from 2016 to 2017. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Zahra Esmail been practicing?

Dr. Esmail graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

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