NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgical Physician Assistant NPI 1710915228 P.A.
Verify on CMS → Joseph Torres, P.A.
Surgical Physician Assistant in Walnut Creek, California.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 16,380 in Surgical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
248
Medicare Part D claims · 163 beneficiaries · Surgical Physician Assistant avg: 341
MIPS score
75/100
CMS neutral threshold · no category scores published
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Joseph Torres, P.A. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 248 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 248
- Part D claims, 2024
- ≥48th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Joseph Torres, P.A.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1710915228), first enumerated 06/30/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 248 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
CMS assigned a neutral MIPS final score of 75/100 where no performance category was scored — not a measured quality rank.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
California statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Joseph Torres, P.A.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: MBC annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1710915228 · Surgical Physician Assistant
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-NEUTRAL · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1710915228
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 16K Surgical Physician
- MIPS-NEUTRAL 75/100
- RX-LIGHT 248
- BOOK-LIGHT 992 in California
- PHOTO-ENUM Andrew Gardner, PA · 2006
Joseph Torres, P.A.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
248 ≥ 48th percentile 48% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
What does the federal data show about Joseph Torres, P.A.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Surgical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
248 27% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
75/100
Specialty distribution in California
How Surgical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among California providers
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1710915228 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | P.A. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/30/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
75
Final Score
CMS neutral threshold · not measured
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Joseph Torres, P.A. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Golden State Orthopedics And Spine
Brentwood, CA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Joseph Torres, P.A.. To verify Joseph Torres, P.A.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases
MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
248
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
163
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 248
- Total Day Supply
- 3,056
- Brand Drug Cost
- $0
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 74.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.07
- Gender Split
- 55% female / 45% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Joseph Torres, P.A. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Diclofenac Sodium
Diclofenac Sodium
54 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
45 claims
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
44 claims
- Celecoxib
Celecoxib
42 claims
- Prednisone
Prednisone
31 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Diclofenac Sodium | 54 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 45 |
| Methylprednisolone | 44 |
| Celecoxib | 42 |
| Prednisone | 31 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Surgical Physician Assistant Overview
How Joseph Torres, P.A. fits within the Surgical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
16,380
Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in US
54
States with Surgical Physician Assistant
341
Avg Claims per Provider
Joseph Torres, P.A.'s 248 claims are below the specialty average of 341.
Nationwide Surgical Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Torres, both outside California so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (75 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgical Physician Assistant Providers in California
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Torres.
One of 992 Surgical Physician Assistant providers enrolled in California, 5 are shown here.
Terri Abbott
P.A.
La Jolla, CA
Jory Adam
PA-C
Greenbrae, CA
Zulhumar Adil
PA-C
Fullerton, CA
Neil Adler
PA
San Jose, CA
Jennifer Afari
PA-C
Beverly Hills, CA
Compare Surgical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Joseph Torres, P.A.'s specialty? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A. specializes in Surgical Physician Assistant and practices in Walnut Creek, California. Credentials: P.A..
How much does Joseph Torres, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Joseph Torres, P.A. wrote 248 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 163 beneficiaries.
What is Joseph Torres, P.A.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 75/100. CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score for this clinician, so the final score is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns rather than a measured result. The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Joseph Torres, P.A. located? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A. is located at 2405 SHADELANDS DR, Walnut Creek, CA, 94598. Phone: (925) 939-8585.
What is Joseph Torres, P.A.'s NPI number? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710915228, issued on 06/30/2006.
How many Surgical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 16,380 Surgical Physician Assistant providers across 54 states in the US. The average Surgical Physician Assistant provider writes 341 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Joseph Torres, P.A. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Joseph Torres, P.A.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Diclofenac Sodium, Cyclobenzaprine Hcl, Methylprednisolone. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Joseph Torres, P.A. accept Medicare? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A. appears in CMS Medicare data with 248 Part D claims and 163 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Joseph Torres, P.A.'s credentials? ▼
Joseph Torres, P.A.'s NPI is 1710915228 with credentials P.A.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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