NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Josefina Torres, MD

Family Medicine Physician · San Diego, CA

Josefina Torres, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in San Diego, California, and NPI 1922561356, issued on Apr 11, 2019. Check the license (California A178171, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1922561356
Name
Josefina Torres
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A178171 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
Apr 11, 2019
Record last updated
Sep 7, 2023
Fax
(888) 539-8781
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 W Arbor Dr

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  6. Paula Abeleda, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558945022

Verify Josefina Torres in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Josefina Torres1,235
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium101 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium84 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium41 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium34 claims
  6. Gabapentin31 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: $80.96

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Josefina Torres$80.96
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Josefina Torres among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Josefina Torres, MD is one of 17,133 family 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 2019, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 85% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

780 family medicine physician records list a practice address in San Diego

They are 780 of the 52,937 NPPES records with a practice address in San Diego, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Suraj Achar, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031235167321
  2. Arthur Blain, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031801816525
  3. Ian Diaz, MDSan Diego, CA 921031023038411
  4. Theodore Ganiats, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031659303170
  5. Cecilia Gutierrez, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031780600528
  6. Esmatullah HatamySan Diego, CA 921031659329837
  7. Gene Kallenberg, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031861417446
  8. Stacey Layle, MDSan Diego, CA 921031437112349

Common questions

What is Josefina Torres, MD's NPI number?

Josefina Torres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922561356, issued on Apr 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Josefina Torres, MD 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 Josefina Torres, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178171, 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 Josefina Torres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Josefina Torres, MD had 1,235 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.