NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Knoxville, TN

Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1457535379, issued on Dec 27, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 51761, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457535379
Name
Carlo O. Martinez Torres
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
51761 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9125 Cross Park Dr, Knoxville, TN 37923
Phone
(865) 632-5900
Enumerated
Dec 27, 2007
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(865) 637-2114
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141008000709); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Washington University School Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9125 Cross Park Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Clem, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1417942657
  2. Kathryn Cousins, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922556679
  3. Hannah Royer, NPNurse Practitioner1285184580

Verify Carlo O. Martinez Torres in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 51761    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Carlo Martinez Torres59
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 claims
  2. Mupirocin12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $381.07

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlo Martinez Torres$381.07
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. East Tennessee Cardiovascular Surgery Group PCKnoxville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Carlo O. Martinez Torres among 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee

Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD is one of 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 54% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 1999 among the 88 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 131 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Tennessee.

All 131 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Norbert Baumgartner, MDKnoxville, TN 379231538148630
  2. David Graham, MDKnoxville, TN 379231962606822
  3. Brent Grishkin, MDKnoxville, TN 379231003809617
  4. Thomas Guy, MDKnoxville, TN 379231558308858
  5. John Hance, MD, MPHKnoxville, TN 379231225321086
  6. Robert Helsel, MDKnoxville, TN 379231215920830
  7. Raymond Dieter, MDKnoxville, TN 379201063405603
  8. Thomas Gaines, MDKnoxville, TN 379201447243068

Common questions

What is Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD's NPI number?

Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457535379, issued on Dec 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9125 Cross Park Dr, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 632-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 51761, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carlo O. Martinez Torres, MD had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.