NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meghan K. Torres, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

Meghan K. Torres, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita, California, and NPI 1629223185, issued on Nov 25, 2008. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; 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
1629223185
Name
Meghan K. Torres
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
23 013028 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8 Calle Liberacion, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Phone
(949) 212-7719
Enumerated
Nov 25, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 21, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231222002965); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $1,569.98

21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meghan Torres$1,569.98
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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. Orange County Thoracic And Cardiovascular Surgeons A Med CorpOrange, CA

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

Meghan K. Torres among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California

Meghan K. Torres, PA-C is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant 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 2008, is newer than 41% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2012 among the 649 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita

They are 8 of the 479 NPPES records with a practice address in Rancho Santa Margarita, and 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jeffrey Bulger, PARancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881942245857
  2. Yong Chua, PARancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881134309099
  3. Robert Frost, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881114044633
  4. Kyle Green, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881194246041
  5. Thomas Kolt, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881841223807
  6. Crispin Mar, PA-CRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881649203183
  7. Stephanie Murphy, PA-C, ATCRancho Santa Margarita, CA 926881891872438
  8. Eric Dietrich, PAMission Viejo, CA 926911639137250

Common questions

What is Meghan K. Torres, PA-C's NPI number?

Meghan K. Torres, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629223185, issued on Nov 25, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meghan K. Torres, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8 Calle Liberacion, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA, 92688. Phone: (949) 212-7719. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meghan K. Torres, PA-C's license?

Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.