NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paul R. Torres, MD

Surgery Physician · Roswell, NM

Paul R. Torres, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Roswell, New Mexico, and NPI 1871668269, issued on Nov 21, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2019-1062, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871668269
Name
Paul R. Torres
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD2019-1062 NM
R8H21 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
311 W Country Club RD Ste 1, Roswell, NM 88201
Phone
(575) 625-3400
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(575) 625-3415
Medicaid IDs
87287510 NM
202648614 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200113001169); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Chicago, Pritzker School Of Medicine, 1983
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 311 W Country Club RD Ste 1

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

  1. Enoch Agunanne, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1679576565
  2. Karen Balkman, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1255445482
  3. Anna Florez, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1073762365

Verify Paul R. Torres in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
    Search for license MD2019-1062
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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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2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

429 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.

  1. Paul Torres429
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium254 claims
  2. Famotidine36 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen25 claims
  4. Gavilyte-G17 claims
  5. Naloxone Hcl17 claims
  6. Colestipol Hcl11 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Lovelace Health System LLCRoswell, NM
  2. Southwest Medical Associates, LLCRoswell, NM

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

Paul R. Torres among 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico

Paul R. Torres, MD is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2007 among the 135 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

13 surgery physician records list a practice address in Roswell

They are 13 of the 1,025 NPPES records with a practice address in Roswell, and 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Elia Charbel Abboud, M.D.Roswell, NM 882011316380751
  2. Akbar Ali, MDRoswell, NM 882011578558219
  3. Katherine Baugh, M.D.Roswell, NM 882011558758359
  4. Maria CoronadoRoswell, NM 882011679394845
  5. Maria De La Torre Herrera, MDRoswell, NM 882011194362137
  6. Ermenegildo Frezza, M.D.Roswell, NM 882011083698435
  7. Sebastian Lopez, M.D.Roswell, NM 882011730186362
  8. Ankita Mishra, MDRoswell, NM 882011336609163

Common questions

What is Paul R. Torres, MD's NPI number?

Paul R. Torres, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871668269, issued on Nov 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paul R. Torres, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311 W Country Club RD Ste 1, Roswell, NM, 88201. Phone: (575) 625-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paul R. Torres, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2019-1062, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Paul R. Torres, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Paul R. Torres, MD had 429 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Paul R. Torres, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.