Valerie Espinosa is an Endocrinology/Metabolic physician affiliated with Texas Diabetes & Endocrinology. OpenAlex indexes 10 publications with 1,409 citations (h-index 6).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
6500 North Mo Pac Expressway
Building 3, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78731
Telephone
512-458-8400Registry record last updated 6 Jan 2011.
Industry payments
19 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Amgen Inc.Program year20253 payments
- ABBVIE INC.Program year20251 payment
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Hormonal (systemic)
44.8%l-Thyroxine39%Levothyroxine Sodium64%Synthroid31%Tirosint3%Unithroid1%Levoxyl1%Part D<11 patientsl-Triiodothyronine2.1%Liothyronine Sodium100%Part D≥25 patients+ 4 more classes in this area
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
28.6%GLP-1 receptor agonist8.9%Ozempic60%Mounjaro24%Trulicity16%Part D≥40 patientsBiguanide (metformin)5.7%Metformin Hcl Er76%Metformin Hcl24%Part D≥58 patients+ 9 more classes in this area
Cardiovascular
19.2%Statin10%Rosuvastatin Calcium40%Atorvastatin Calcium37%Simvastatin13%Livalo6%Pravastatin Sodium5%Part D<11 patientsThiazide diuretic2.2%Hydrochlorothiazide100%Part D≥28 patients+ 8 more classes in this area
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- A Randomized Trial of Automated Insulin Delivery in Type 2 Diabetes
New England Journal of Medicine
2025
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