Craig Torres-Ness, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Craig Torres-Ness, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1285006338, issued on Oct 28, 2015. Check the license (California 138641, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Torres-Ness
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 138641 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90017
- Phone
- (213) 977-2121
- Enumerated
- Oct 28, 2015
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig Torres-Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license 138641Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Craig Torres-Ness among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Craig Torres-Ness, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Craig Torres-Ness, MD's NPI number?
Craig Torres-Ness, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285006338, issued on Oct 28, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Torres-Ness, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90017. Phone: (213) 977-2121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Torres-Ness, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number 138641, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Torres-Ness, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Torres-Ness, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.