NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · San Juan, PR

Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1912157124, issued on Sep 24, 2008. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18140, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; 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
1912157124
Name
Edwin J. Garcia La Torre
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
18140 PR
12126 I PR
27559R PR
27958R PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
University District Hospital, San Juan, PR 00922
Phone
(787) 758-1800
Enumerated
Sep 24, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 14, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130308000360); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 2008
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 University District Hospital

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

  1. David Badia Rivera, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1215125786
  2. Marielisa Cabrera SanchezInternal Medicine Physician1487302162
  3. Claudia Camunas Perez, MDNeurology Physician1134373434
  4. Ceciliana De Andino De Jesus, MDUrology Physician1689820359
  5. Marie EsquilinGeneral Practice Physician1548924954
  6. Rafael Figueroa Navarro, MDInternal Medicine Physician1386800910

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

213 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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. Edwin Garcia La Torre213
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone17 claims
  2. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro13 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate12 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: $80.92

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edwin Garcia La Torre$80.92
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Physician Services Group LLC PS GroupBayamon, PR
  2. W4P LLCSpring Hill, FL

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

Edwin J. Garcia La Torre among 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico

Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD is one of 278 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2008, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2013 among the 81 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 62% 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 Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Puerto Rico

There are 278 emergency medicine physician records in Puerto Rico.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Badia Rivera, MDSan Juan, PR 009221215125786
  2. Pedro Martinez, MDSan Juan, PR 009221235180183
  3. Carene Oliveras Garcia, M.D.San Juan, PR 009221316132780
  4. Angel Torress Aviles, MDSan Juan, PR 009221669421863
  5. Agustin Vidal-Rios, MDSan Juan, PR 009221093855017
  6. Angelisse Almodovar-BernierSan Juan, PR 009211063722437
  7. Jael Camacho Matos, MDSan Juan, PR 009211316566177
  8. Carolina Camacho RuizSan Juan, PR 009211285037374

Common questions

What is Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD's NPI number?

Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912157124, issued on Sep 24, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at University District Hospital, San Juan, PR, 00922. Phone: (787) 758-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD's license?

NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18140, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edwin J. Garcia La Torre, MD had 213 Medicare Part D claims for 143 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.