Joseph Derek Torres
Emergency Medicine Physician · Clyde, NC
Joseph Derek Torres is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Clyde, North Carolina, and NPI 1265798052, issued on Apr 5, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 208118, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Derek Torres
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 208118 NC
MD.206525 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 262 Leroy George Dr, Clyde, NC 28721
- Phone
- (828) 452-8353
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 2300121 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160222000030); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 262 Leroy George Dr
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Verify Joseph Derek Torres in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 208118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
448 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt65 claims
- Prednisone28 claims
- Cephalexin25 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Methocarbamol16 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: $21.99
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCClyde, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph Derek Torres among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Joseph Derek Torres is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2012, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 61% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,317 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Clyde
They are 5 of the 251 NPPES records with a practice address in Clyde, and 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Russell Buss, M.D.Clyde, NC 287211679509756
- Jessica Drake, M.D.Clyde, NC 287211679872469
- James Lapkoff, MDClyde, NC 287211306848502
- Eric Zickerman, D.O.Clyde, NC 287211578751319
- Pierce Moore, MDColumbus, NC 287221679514939
- Alison Owens, M.D.Columbus, NC 287221184726879
- Kendall Gilligan, MDCherokee, NC 287191265516579
- Rebecca Hyde, MDCherokee, NC 287191881611960
Common questions
What is Joseph Derek Torres's NPI number?
Joseph Derek Torres's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265798052, issued on Apr 5, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Derek Torres located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 262 Leroy George Dr, Clyde, NC, 28721. Phone: (828) 452-8353. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Derek Torres's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 208118, 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 Joseph Derek Torres prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Derek Torres had 448 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.