NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose E. Torres, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Hannibal, MO

Jose E. Torres, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Hannibal, Missouri, and NPI 1437368404, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2023009750, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1437368404
Name
Jose E. Torres
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
2023009750 MO
48756 AZ
37879 IA
R6985 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6500 Hospital Dr, Hannibal, MO 63401
Phone
(573) 629-3500
Enumerated
May 22, 2007
Record last updated
May 15, 2025
Fax
(573) 629-3314
Medicaid IDs
897649 AZ
200123386 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100921001508); accepts Medicare assignment
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 6500 Hospital Dr

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

  1. Briana Adams, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1669172698
  2. Ashraf Almashhrawi, MDGastroenterology Physician1447247077
  3. Muhammad Ansari, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1225103765
  4. Kaytln Baker, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1053287284
  5. Deborah Baumann, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1740521210
  6. Branislav Behan, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1609962778

Verify Jose E. Torres in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
    Search for license 2023009750    Check the board
  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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jose Torres52
  2. Specialty average101

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: $353.05

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Torres$353.05
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Hannibal Regional Healthcare System IncHannibal, MO
  2. Medical Associates Clinic P CDubuque, IA

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

Jose E. Torres among 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri

Jose E. Torres, M.D. is one of 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2007, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 62% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 1997 among the 90 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Missouri

There are 143 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Missouri.

All 143 in Missouri → Every provider in Hannibal → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Francis Podbielski, M.D.Hannibal, MO 634011740278217
  2. Gordon Knight, D.O.Saint Peters, MO 633761942234331
  3. Masaya HirayamaSaint Louis, MO 631441023984960
  4. Mark Blucher, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411568433951
  5. Jeanne Cleveland, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411508837121
  6. John Marbarger, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411619948205
  7. Parth Patel, MDSaint Louis, MO 631411235583055
  8. Muhammad Masood, MDSaint Louis, MO 631361306166327

Common questions

What is Jose E. Torres, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose E. Torres, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437368404, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose E. Torres, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6500 Hospital Dr, Hannibal, MO, 63401. Phone: (573) 629-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose E. Torres, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023009750, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jose E. Torres, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jose E. Torres, M.D. had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.

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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.