NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Physician Assistant · Wilkes Barre, PA

Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is a physician assistant with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1750978326, issued on Dec 29, 2020. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA061689, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750978326
Name
Maria Elizabeth Torquato
Credential
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
MA061689 PA
OA005301 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA 18711
Phone
(570) 808-7300
Enumerated
Dec 29, 2020
Record last updated
Mar 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(570) 808-3208
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210216000158); 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 1000 E Mountain Blvd

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

  1. Mohammed Abdu, MDPediatrics Physician1275856221
  2. Waheed Abdul, MDHospitalist Physician1558737981
  3. Muhammad Abdulbasit, MD, FACPNephrology Physician1265704225
  4. Selwan AbdullahDiagnostic Radiology Physician1801214325
  5. Rolf Abel, MDPsychiatry Physician1427048917
  6. Alysa Adams, PHARMDPharmacist1154098655

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

95 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Torquato95
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tizanidine Hcl24 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl19 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: $605.41

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Maria Torquato$605.41
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Geisinger ClinicDanville, PA

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

Maria Elizabeth Torquato among 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania

Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT is one of 8,020 physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 63% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 63% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 5,313 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

183 physician assistant records list a practice address in Wilkes Barre

They are 183 of the 2,654 NPPES records with a practice address in Wilkes Barre, and 8,020 physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rachelle Amico, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111053354779
  2. Joseph Andel, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111982632618
  3. Karen Andrews, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111558314773
  4. Paula Arias, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111124083803
  5. Frank Kasmark, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111659330991
  6. Gerald Lacey, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111295795466
  7. Millie Lapos, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111598725772
  8. Douglas Long, PA-CWilkes Barre, PA 187111023079837

Common questions

What is Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's NPI number?

Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750978326, issued on Dec 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA, 18711. Phone: (570) 808-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA061689, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Elizabeth Torquato, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.