Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 21
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 21
- Part D claims, 2024
- 274
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 88
- Practice address
- 375 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94116
- Practice phone
- Call (415) 759-2300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher is an internist in San Francisco, California
Dr. Essenmacher practices at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA.
Dr. Essenmacher's NPI, 1932233673, was assigned on March 15, 2007. Dr. Essenmacher graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Essenmacher holds California license A60417.
- NPI
- 1932233673NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8022276880
- NPI enumeration date
- March 15, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (415) 759-2300
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher practices at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California
Dr. Essenmacher's primary practice is Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center, at 375 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94116 in San Francisco County. The practice phone is (415) 759-2300.
- Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center375 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94116 · San Francisco CountyPhone(415) 759-2300
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Essenmacher's primary practice is Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA. The medical group on file is San Francisco Public Health Laboratory.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Essenmacher practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher is one of 16,751 internists in California
Internal medicine is Dr. Essenmacher's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Essenmacher is licensed in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher billed Medicare for 21 services in 2024
CMS data shows 21 Medicare services from Dr. Essenmacher across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 21 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $775 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Essenmacher's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 232024: 219%
Dr. Essenmacher compared with the California median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Essenmacher
- California median
- Medicare services
- 21vs 36194% below
- Medicare patients
- 21vs 15186% below
- Part D claims
- 134vs 42168% below
Medians across 15,815 internists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Essenmacher's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher treated 21 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 21 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Essenmacher in 2024. 75% of them have alzheimer's and dementia, and 75% have high blood pressure. 100% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.19, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Essenmacher's median patient age at 85, with 56% women.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Essenmacher's Medicare patients, 2024
- Alzheimer's and dementia75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol62%
- Diabetes57%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Essenmacher's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 85
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men44%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher wrote 274 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Essenmacher wrote 274 Medicare Part D claims. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 134 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $613 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 347 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Essenmacher's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic225 claims82%
- Brand-name49 claims18%
Dr. Essenmacher'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. Essenmacher's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over7%18 of 274 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3472024: 13461%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher scored 88 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Essenmacher for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Essenmacher accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Essenmacher's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 88of 100Final score
- 61.1of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 84of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Essenmacher in 2016. Dr. Essenmacher's most frequent co-author is Stefano Guandalini, MD.
Dr. Essenmacher's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Essenmacher
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher received $17 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Essenmacher from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Janssen Research & Development, LLC paid the most, $17.
Companies that paid Dr. Essenmacher the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher graduated from Yale University School of Medicine
Dr. Essenmacher graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's NPI number?
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's NPI number is 1932233673. It was assigned on March 15, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher?
Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher is an internist in San Francisco, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher practice?
Dr. Essenmacher practices at 375 Laguna Honda Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94116. Dr. Essenmacher's primary practice is Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California, part of City and County of San Francisco, CA.
What is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Essenmacher is (415) 759-2300.
What is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's medical license number?
Dr. Essenmacher holds California license A60417.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher affiliated with?
Dr. Essenmacher practices at Laguna Honda Hospital & Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco, California.
What medical group is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher part of?
Dr. Essenmacher is linked to San Francisco Public Health Laboratory.
Does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Essenmacher billed Medicare for 21 services in 2024, and Dr. Essenmacher accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher's MIPS score?
Dr. Essenmacher's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 88 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher see?
CMS counts 21 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Essenmacher in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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What services does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Essenmacher's most billed Medicare services were nursing facility care (99307).
Where did Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher go to medical school?
Dr. Essenmacher graduated from Yale University School of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Essenmacher's most prescribed drugs by claims were Memantine HCl, Baclofen and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $17 in general payments to Dr. Essenmacher from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Research & Development, LLC.
How long has Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher been practicing?
Dr. Essenmacher graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Essenmacher.
Who does Dr. Kirk R. Essenmacher publish with?
Dr. Essenmacher's most frequent co-authors are Stefano Guandalini, MD (1 shared paper).
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