NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Escondido, CA

Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Escondido, California, and NPI 1437357852, issued on Jul 6, 2007. Check the license (California A106041, 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
1437357852
Name
Juan Carlos Torres Franco
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
A106041 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 E 2ND Ave, Escondido, CA 92025
Phone
(760) 291-6700
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090626000599); 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 225 E 2ND Ave

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

  1. Sarina Adhikary Sharma, MDFamily Medicine Physician1134377633
  2. Amar Amin, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1316181225
  3. Denise Baker, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1386820959
  4. Bethany Bartlett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1053761403
  5. David Borecky, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1679591705
  6. Jared Brummel, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1225265101

Verify Juan Carlos Torres Franco 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,829 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 299 claims were for opioids.

  1. Juan Carlos Franco8,829
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium631 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl335 claims
  3. Lisinopril332 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate322 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium322 claims
  6. Eliquis255 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: $65.26

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Juan Carlos Franco$65.26
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Del Sur HealthcareEl Cajon, CA
  2. Graybill Medical Group IncEscondido, CA
  3. Senior Medical Associates IncSan Diego, CA

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

Juan Carlos Torres Franco among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California

Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D. is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Escondido

They are 44 of the 3,509 NPPES records with a practice address in Escondido, and 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachel Bacon, M.DEscondido, CA 920251215963905
  2. Margaret Chen, M.DEscondido, CA 920251659305084
  3. Larry Chiang, MDEscandido, CA 920251912952524
  4. Mark Haberman, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251497780563
  5. Karin Kordas, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251043236292
  6. Lara Le, MDEscondido, CA 920251043239841
  7. Emmet Lee, M.D.Escondido, CA 920251558326801
  8. Richard Mallo, MDEscondido, CA 920251588699490

Common questions

What is Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D.'s NPI number?

Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437357852, issued on Jul 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 E 2ND Ave, Escondido, CA, 92025. Phone: (760) 291-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A106041, 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 Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Juan Carlos Torres Franco, M.D. had 8,829 Medicare Part D claims for 603 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.