Richard I. Torban, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Palm Desert, CA
Richard I. Torban, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Palm Desert, California, and NPI 1477563575, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (California G62505, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard I. Torban
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- G62505 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 73255 EL Paseo Ste 11, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Phone
- (760) 341-8878
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 10, 2024
- Fax
- (760) 341-8820
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040331001616); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 73255 EL Paseo Ste 11
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Suzanne Zumwalt, CERTIFIED FCTPeer Specialist1184214348
Verify Richard I. Torban in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G62505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
2,768 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Clonazepam223 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate184 claims
- Alprazolam179 claims
- Bupropion Xl175 claims
- Trazodone Hcl145 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl118 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: $14.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Richard I Torban A Professional CorporationPalm Desert, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard I. Torban among 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California
Richard I. Torban, MD is one of 8,673 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 3,295 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in California
There are 8,673 psychiatry physician records in California.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Bassanelli, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601962469148
- Noreen Bumby, D.O.Palm Desert, CA 922601992915839
- Daniel Fitzgerald, M.D.Palm Desert, CA 922601588738215
- Lester Sandman, MDPalm Desert, CA 922601164560231
- Arkady Bilenko, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621033172101
- Soo BorsonPalm Springs, CA 922621730265554
- Alan Drucker, M.D.Palm Springs, CA 922621295725281
- Andrew Elliott, MD MPHPalm Springs, CA 922621053423384
Common questions
What is Richard I. Torban, MD's NPI number?
Richard I. Torban, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477563575, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard I. Torban, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 73255 EL Paseo Ste 11, Palm Desert, CA, 92260. Phone: (760) 341-8878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard I. Torban, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G62505, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard I. Torban, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard I. Torban, MD had 2,768 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.