Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Houston, TX
Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1205570033, issued on Apr 27, 2022. Check the license (Texas W5589, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- W5589 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1502 Ben Taub Loop, Houston, TX 77018
- Phone
- (832) 899-2922
- Enumerated
- Apr 27, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license W5589Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
137 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate17 claims
- Mirtazapine11 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.
Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto among 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas
Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD is one of 3,318 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Texas. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,318 psychiatry physician records in Texas.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Barber, M.D.Houston, TX 770181477622710
- Frank Chen, MD PAHouston, TX 770181932294584
- Matthew Thompson, MDHouston, TX 770181821178161
- Mariame Cofresi-Aviles, M.D.Houston, TX 770191861615171
- Catherine Flowers, M.D.Houston, TX 770191306069174
- Edwin Johnstone, MDHouston, TX 770191295925287
- Angela Partida, M.D,Houston, TX 770191093930158
- James Paskowitz, M.D.Houston, TX 770191700805306
Common questions
What is Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD's NPI number?
Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205570033, issued on Apr 27, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1502 Ben Taub Loop, Houston, TX, 77018. Phone: (832) 899-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number W5589, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Ninotchka Torres Soto, MD had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.