Joseph Torres, P.A.
Surgical Physician Assistant · Walnut Creek, CA
Joseph Torres, P.A. is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Walnut Creek, California, and NPI 1710915228, issued on Jun 30, 2006. Check the license (California PA17740, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Torres
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA17740 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2405 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
- Phone
- (925) 939-8585
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (925) 933-2709
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050127000411); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2405 Shadelands Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Torres in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA17740Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium54 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl45 claims
- Methylprednisolone44 claims
- Celecoxib42 claims
- Prednisone31 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Golden State Orthopedics And SpineBrentwood, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Torres among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Joseph Torres, P.A. is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
All 1,075 in California → Every provider in Walnut Creek → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Brand, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981346366556
- Brian Costello, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTWalnut Creek, CA 945981396833257
- Bridget Garrehy, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981710250865
- Jennifer Hayashi, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981184959033
- Mariel Heller-Benson, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981891083408
- Patricia Loo, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981083755862
- Kevin Lowe, PA-CWalnut Creek, CA 945981659644870
- Thomas Markiewith, P.A.Walnut Creek, CA 945981427086149
Common questions
What is Joseph Torres, P.A.'s NPI number?
Joseph Torres, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710915228, issued on Jun 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Torres, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2405 Shadelands Dr, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Torres, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number PA17740, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Torres, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Torres, P.A. had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Torres, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.