Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza, MD

  • Bradenton, FL
  • Neurologist
NPI1528053733PAC ID8820169659
Medicare services, 2024
13,351
Medicare patients, 2024
342
Part D claims, 2024
1,843
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
100
Practice address
7005 Cortez W Rd, Bradenton, FL 34210
Practice phone
Call (941) 761-1998
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Primary practice

Healthcare America Medical Group

Bradenton, Florida

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Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza is a neurologist in Bradenton, Florida

Dr. Esparza practices at Healthcare America Medical Group in Bradenton, Florida.

Dr. Esparza's NPI, 1528053733, was assigned on September 14, 2005. Dr. Esparza graduated from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Esparza holds Florida license ME72147.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8820169659
NPI enumeration date
September 14, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(941) 761-1998
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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 Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza practices at Healthcare America Medical Group in Bradenton, Florida

Dr. Esparza's primary practice is Healthcare America Medical Group, at 7005 Cortez W Rd, Bradenton, FL 34210 in Manatee County. The practice phone is (941) 761-1998.

  • Healthcare America Medical Group
    7005 Cortez W Rd, Bradenton, FL 34210 · Manatee CountyPhone(941) 761-1998

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Esparza's primary practice is Healthcare America Medical Group in Bradenton, Florida. Dr. Esparza is also affiliated with HCA Florida Blake Hospital. The medical group on file is Pinnacle Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Esparza to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Healthcare America Medical GroupAvailable with a free account
+4 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza is one of 1,297 neurologists in Florida

Neurology is Dr. Esparza's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Esparza is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME72147 · 1996 to 2026 · taxonomy 2084N0400X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute mini-stroke (TIA), alzheimer's disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy, essential tremor, fibromyalgia and chronic pain and head injury among the conditions Dr. Esparza treats.

Neurologists near Dr. Esparza

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1,297neurologists in Florida
8neurologists in Bradenton

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

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza billed Medicare for 13,351 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13,351 Medicare services from Dr. Esparza across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 342 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $127,097 for them.

Medicare services, 202413,351
Medicare patients342
Paid by Medicare$127,097
Procedure codes13

Dr. Esparza's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 17,8002024: 12,85528%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3382024: 37712%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1132024: 9615%
Surgery
2023: 352024: 2334%

Where Dr. Esparza's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office13,17899%
  • In a facility1731%

Dr. Esparza compared with the Florida median for neurologists, 2024

  • Dr. Esparza
  • Florida median
Medicare services
13,351vs 47927.9 times
Medicare patients
342vs 23744% above
Part D claims
1,513vs 4153.6 times

Medians across 1,209 neurologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Esparza'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. Francisco Higinio Esparza treated 342 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Esparza in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.62, 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. Esparza's median patient age at 71, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024342
Average age75
Average risk score1.62
Also on Medicaid18%

Dr. Esparza's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Esparza's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women19858%
  • Men14442%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Esparza's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis56%
  4. Ischemic heart disease49%
  5. Anxiety47%
  6. Mood disorders44%
  7. Depression41%
  8. Alzheimer's and dementia38%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Esparza's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza wrote 1,843 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Esparza wrote 1,843 Medicare Part D claims for 403 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,513 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $215,348 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,477 claims across 39 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,843
Drugs named by CMS44
Total drug cost$215,348
Part D patients403

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

  • Generic1,609 claims87%
  • Brand-name and other234 claims13%

Dr. Esparza'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. Esparza's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%33 of 1,843 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%25 of 1,843 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: 1,4772024: 1,5132%

Drugs named by CMS: 44 in 2024, 39 in 2023.

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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

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Esparza for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Esparza accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Esparza's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Francisco Higinio Esparza has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Esparza in 2019.

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Recent publications by Dr. Esparza

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza received $20,473 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 788 general payments to Dr. Esparza from 72 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,202.

General payments to Dr. Esparza by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Esparza by kind, 2016 to 2025

$20.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$17,01183%
  • Travel and lodging$1,4767%
  • Consulting fees$1,0805%
  • Honoraria$9004%
  • Education$70%

Companies that paid Dr. Esparza the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza graduated from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine

Dr. Esparza graduated from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolMCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers

Dr. Esparza is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Esparza accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare12
  2. PPO12
  3. HMO11
  4. POS6
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's NPI number?

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's NPI number is 1528053733. It was assigned on September 14, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza?

Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza is a neurologist in Bradenton, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).

Where does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza practice?

Dr. Esparza practices at 7005 Cortez W Rd, Bradenton, FL 34210. Dr. Esparza's primary practice is Healthcare America Medical Group in Bradenton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Esparza to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Esparza is (941) 761-1998.

What is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's medical license number?

Dr. Esparza holds Florida license ME72147.

Which hospitals is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza affiliated with?

Dr. Esparza is affiliated with HCA Florida Blake Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Esparza to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza part of?

Dr. Esparza is linked to Pinnacle Medical Group.

Does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Esparza billed Medicare for 13,351 services in 2024, and Dr. Esparza accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza's MIPS score?

Dr. Esparza's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza see?

CMS counts 342 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Esparza in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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What services does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Esparza's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), care management and other visits (99483) and office visit, established patient (99214).

Where did Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza go to medical school?

Dr. Esparza graduated from MCP-Hahnemann College of Medicine in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza prescribe most?

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

Has Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $20,473 in general payments to Dr. Esparza from 72 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza been practicing?

Dr. Esparza graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Esparza.

What insurance does Dr. Francisco Higinio Esparza accept?

Dr. Esparza is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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