Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel, MD

  • Arlington, VA
  • Cardiologist
NPI1063547065PAC ID8426245994
Medicare services, 2024
623
Medicare patients, 2024
22
Part D claims, 2024
321
Hospital affiliations
2
Industry payments
$214
Practice address
1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205
Practice phone
Call (703) 558-5000
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Primary practice

VHC Health

Hospital · Arlington, Virginia

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Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel is a cardiologist in Arlington, Virginia

Dr. Espinel practices at VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia, part of VHC Health.

Dr. Espinel's NPI, 1063547065, was assigned on February 22, 2007. Dr. Espinel holds Virginia license 0101024326.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426245994
NPI enumeration date
February 22, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(703) 558-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
89
Medical school graduation
1963

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

Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel practices at VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia

Dr. Espinel's primary practice is VHC Health, at 1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205 in Arlington County. The practice phone is (703) 558-5000.

  • VHC Health
    1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205 · Arlington CountyPhone(703) 558-5000

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Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel is affiliated with 2 sites of care

Dr. Espinel's primary practice is VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia, part of VHC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Espinel to 1 hospital, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Espinel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
VHC HealthAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel is one of 562 cardiologists in Virginia

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Espinel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Espinel is licensed in Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, VirginiaPrimaryLicense 0101024326 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Espinel

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

Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel billed Medicare for 623 services in 2024

CMS data shows 623 Medicare services from Dr. Espinel across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 22 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $57,385 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024623
Medicare patients22
Paid by Medicare$57,385
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3862024: 43713%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1412024: 11816%
Imaging
2023: 292024: 3624%
Other services
2023: 202024: 3260%

Dr. Espinel compared with the Virginia median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Espinel
  • Virginia median
Medicare services
623vs 2,25272% below
Medicare patients
22vs 1,17898% below
Part D claims
256vs 1,47283% below

Medians across 562 cardiologists in Virginia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Espinel'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. Carlos Hugo Espinel treated 22 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Espinel in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 0 patients. 75% of them have diabetes, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Espinel's median patient age at 64, with 39% women.

Medicare patients, 202422
Average age77
Average risk score0.92

Dr. Espinel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

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

  1. Diabetes75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%

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

Dr. Espinel's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women39%
  • Men61%

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

Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel wrote 321 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Espinel wrote 321 Medicare Part D claims for 17 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 256 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,611 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 126 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024321
Drugs named by CMS10
Total drug cost$4,611
Part D patients17

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

  • Generic305 claims95%
  • Brand-name16 claims5%

Dr. Espinel'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1262024: 256103%

Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 7 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

How Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel takes part in Medicare

Dr. Espinel 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. Carlos Hugo Espinel received $214 in industry payments from 2016 to 2019

CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Espinel from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2019. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. paid the most, $101.

General payments to Dr. Espinel by program year, 2016 to 2019

General payments to Dr. Espinel by kind, 2016 to 2019

$214in total
  • Food and beverage$19993%
  • Entertainment$157%

Companies that paid Dr. Espinel the most, 2016 to 2019

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

Sources for Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel'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 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel's NPI number?

Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel's NPI number is 1063547065. It was assigned on February 22, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel?

Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel is a cardiologist in Arlington, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel practice?

Dr. Espinel practices at 1701 North George Mason Drive, Arlington, VA 22205. Dr. Espinel's primary practice is VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia, part of VHC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Espinel to 1 hospital.

What is Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Espinel is (703) 558-5000.

What is Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel's medical license number?

Dr. Espinel holds Virginia license 0101024326.

Which hospitals is Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel affiliated with?

Dr. Espinel practices at VHC Health in Arlington, Virginia. Dmand AI links Dr. Espinel to 1 more hospital.

Does Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Espinel billed Medicare for 623 services in 2024, and Dr. Espinel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel see?

CMS counts 22 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Espinel in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Espinel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Espinel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Losartan Potassium and Amlodipine Besylate.

Has Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $214 in general payments to Dr. Espinel from 6 companies from 2016 to 2019. The largest total came from W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.

How long has Dr. Carlos Hugo Espinel been practicing?

Dr. Espinel graduated from medical school in 1963, 63 years ago.

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