Dr. Christopher Brian Espana, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 5,177
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 221
- Part D claims, 2024
- 13,192
- Hospital affiliations
- 6
- Industry payments
- $9,211
- Practice address
- 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 525-1000
- 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. Christopher Brian Espana is a family medicine physician in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Espana practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy.
Dr. Espana's NPI, 1003922634, was assigned on August 23, 2006. Dr. Espana holds Missouri license 2006007898.
- NPI
- 1003922634NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870597842
- NPI enumeration date
- August 23, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (314) 525-1000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 53
- Medical school graduation
- 1999
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Espana's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South, at 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 in St. Louis County. The practice phone is (314) 525-1000.
- Mercy Hospital South10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128 · St. Louis CountyPhone(314) 525-1000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana is affiliated with 10 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Espana's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dr. Espana is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. The medical group on file is Esse Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Espana to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher Brian Espana's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Espana practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital South | Available with a free account |
| +9 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher Brian Espana is one of 2,412 family medicine physicians in Missouri
Family medicine is Dr. Espana's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Espana is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Family medicine, MissouriPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana billed Medicare for 5,177 services in 2024
CMS data shows 5,177 Medicare services from Dr. Espana across 41 procedure codes in 2024, for 221 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $163,810 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Espana's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 1,5852024: 1,6263%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 722024: 1,5452046%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7052024: 7446%
- Surgery
- 2023: 5622024: 5158%
- Other services
- 2023: 3232024: 47547%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1692024: 22533%
- Imaging
- 2023: 532024: 4711%
Dr. Espana compared with the Missouri median for family medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Espana
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 5,177vs 33315.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 221vs 15642% above
- Part D claims
- 12,397vs 1,23110.1 times
Medians across 2,555 family medicine physicians in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Espana'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. Christopher Brian Espana treated 221 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Espana in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 91 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Espana's median patient age at 73, with 51% women.
Dr. Espana's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Espana's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women10648%
- Men11552%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Espana's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis39%
- Chronic kidney disease32%
- Diabetes26%
- Heart failure25%
- Mood disorders25%
- Depression23%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Espana's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana wrote 13,192 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Espana wrote 13,192 Medicare Part D claims for 825 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,397 of them, across 166 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $734,134 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 11,480 claims across 157 drugs.
Dr. Espana's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic11,947 claims91%
- Brand-name1,185 claims9%
- Other60 claims0%
Dr. Espana'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. Espana's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%589 of 13,192 claims
- Antibiotics3%364 of 13,192 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over1%112 of 13,192 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: 11,4802024: 12,3978%
Drugs named by CMS: 166 in 2024, 157 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. Christopher Brian Espana ranks in the 69th percentile for removal of skin lesions in Medicare
Dr. Espana accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Espana as offering telehealth. CMS counts 35 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Espana, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Espana ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 69th percentile35 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Christopher Brian Espana received $9,211 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 392 general payments to Dr. Espana from 38 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,035.
General payments to Dr. Espana by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Espana by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$8,85896%
- Education$3514%
- Travel and lodging$20%
Companies that paid Dr. Espana the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Christopher Brian Espana'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana's NPI number is 1003922634. It was assigned on August 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana?
Dr. Christopher Brian Espana is a family medicine physician in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Family Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207Q00000X).
Where does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana practice?
Dr. Espana practices at 10010 Kennerly Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128. Dr. Espana's primary practice is Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of Mercy. Dmand AI also links Dr. Espana to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 home health agency and 1 hospice.
What is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Espana is (314) 525-1000.
What is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana's medical license number?
Dr. Espana holds Missouri license 2006007898.
Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana affiliated with?
Dr. Espana practices at Mercy Hospital South in Saint Louis, Missouri. Dr. Espana is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital St. Louis. Dmand AI links Dr. Espana to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher Brian Espana part of?
Dr. Espana is linked to Esse Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Espana to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Espana billed Medicare for 5,177 services in 2024, and Dr. Espana accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Espana as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana see?
CMS counts 221 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Espana in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Espana's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415).
What drugs does Dr. Christopher Brian Espana prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Espana's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.
Has Dr. Christopher Brian Espana received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,211 in general payments to Dr. Espana from 38 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher Brian Espana been practicing?
Dr. Espana graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.
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