David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · San Diego, CA
David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1447612676, issued on Mar 26, 2016. Check the license (California A151578, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Torres Barba
- Credential
- M.D., PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- A151578 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92103
- Phone
- (800) 926-8273
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2016
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2022
- Fax
- (858) 642-3110
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190205002270); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Torres Barba in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
2,140 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate195 claims
- Carvedilol163 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium157 claims
- Eliquis148 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium147 claims
- Losartan Potassium132 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: $113.85
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Imperial Valley Family Care Medical Group A P CBrawley, CA
- Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaSan Diego, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Torres Barba among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Blanchard, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031487684155
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- Kiyon Chung, MDSan Diego, CA 921031972517910
- Bruno Cotter, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031205886389
- Lori Daniels, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031295755080
- Anthony Demaria, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031124043948
- Thomas Diggs, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031962418889
- Andrew Kahn, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031841247384
Common questions
What is David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD's NPI number?
David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447612676, issued on Mar 26, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Arbor Dr, San Diego, CA, 92103. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A151578, 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 David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Torres Barba, M.D., PHD had 2,140 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.