NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad Torstenson, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA

Chad Torstenson, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1871688630, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 35510, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; 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
1871688630
Name
Chad Torstenson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
35510 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 247-3211
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(515) 643-8933
Medicaid ID
0451633 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041112001187); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2001
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 1111 6TH Ave

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

  1. Muhammad Abdul-Wahab, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1649690686
  2. Alissa AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124888599
  3. Kenneth Acevedo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154190148
  4. Luis Acosta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376398842
  5. Luis Acosta Nunez, MDHospitalist Physician1154018349
  6. Steve Adelman, DONeurology Physician1639283294

Verify Chad Torstenson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  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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45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

125 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Chad Torstenson125
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone18 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Marengo Memorial HospitalMarengo, IA

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

Chad Torstenson among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa

Chad Torstenson, MD is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

95 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 95 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hijinio Carreon, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141033122072
  2. James Cummings, MDDes Moines, IA 503141134114952
  3. David Fisher, DODes Moines, IA 503141891706230
  4. Holly Healey, DODes Moines, IA 503141780679951
  5. Gary Hemann, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141316909369
  6. Shawn Johnson, DODes Moines, IA 503141881689636
  7. Lenard Kerr, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141538128327
  8. Steven Lamer, D.O.Des Moines, IA 503141144208091

Common questions

What is Chad Torstenson, MD's NPI number?

Chad Torstenson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871688630, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad Torstenson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-3211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad Torstenson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 35510, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chad Torstenson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chad Torstenson, MD had 125 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.

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.