Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cullowhee, NC
Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and NPI 1073592770, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2007-01817, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernesto Esteban De La Torre
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2007-01817 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3971 Little Savannah RD, Cullowhee, NC 28723
- Phone
- (828) 257-4719
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 820-8329
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080226000422); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wake Forest University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernesto Esteban De La Torre in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2007-01817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,563 Medicare Part D claims for 861 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 430 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium463 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium438 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium384 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate376 claims
- Lisinopril340 claims
- Omeprazole272 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Henderson County Hospital CorporationBrevard, NC
- Mountain Area Health Education Center IncCullowhee, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernesto Esteban De La Torre among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cullowhee
They are 4 of the 141 NPPES records with a practice address in Cullowhee, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD's NPI number?
Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073592770, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3971 Little Savannah RD, Cullowhee, NC, 28723. Phone: (828) 257-4719. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2007-01817, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD had 9,563 Medicare Part D claims for 861 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernesto Esteban De La Torre, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.