Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Harlingen, TX
Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1730328550, issued on Feb 18, 2009. Check the license (Texas N1923, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nina Lee Torkelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- N1923 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 707 W Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 423-8042
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 2, 2025
- Fax
- (956) 423-8042
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091026000685); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2006
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 707 W Sesame Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nina Lee Torkelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N1923Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,205 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium210 claims
- Metformin Hcl175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate164 claims
- Lisinopril152 claims
- Losartan Potassium145 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: $475.93
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nina Lee Torkelson among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
68 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 68 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730328550, issued on Feb 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 707 W Sesame Dr, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 423-8042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N1923, 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 Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nina Lee Torkelson, M.D. had 4,205 Medicare Part D claims for 457 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.