Richard Torrey, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Durham, NC
Richard Torrey, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1144315342, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 26996, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Torrey
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26996 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4309 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC 27703
- Phone
- (919) 941-0158
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 474-3130
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120208000020); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4309 Emperor Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Torrey in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 26996Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,255 Medicare Part D claims for 569 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. 341 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium525 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium319 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er260 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate203 claims
- Alprazolam197 claims
- Gabapentin182 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: $287.02
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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 2 group practices
- Imperial Center Family Medicine And Immediate Care PLLCDurham, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Torrey among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Richard Torrey, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
162 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Durham
They are 162 of the 13,451 NPPES records with a practice address in Durham, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Richard Torrey, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Torrey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144315342, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Torrey, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4309 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC, 27703. Phone: (919) 941-0158. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Torrey, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26996, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Torrey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Torrey, M.D. had 8,255 Medicare Part D claims for 569 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.