Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Ponce, PR
Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Ponce, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1679754501, issued on Nov 20, 2007. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18628, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 18628 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR 00716
- Phone
- (787) 812-2604
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 812-5279
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140521001900); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ponce School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 18628Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
743 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole307 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium110 claims
- Lansoprazole74 claims
- Sucralfate54 claims
- Famotidine37 claims
- Azathioprine14 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: $470.46
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz among 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico
Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD is one of 203 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2000 among the 165 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 203 gastroenterology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 203 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Ponce → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pedro Panelli, MD, MS, FACPPonce, PR 007161144226051
- Luis Martinez-Sierra, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171376673335
- Rafael Martir-Guevara, M.DPonce, PR 007171508996562
- Arnaldo Nieves Ramirez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171902866437
- Barbara Rosado Carrion, MDPonce, PR 007171467448191
- Wilfredo Vazquez, M.D.Ponce, PR 007171881656304
- Francis Zayas, MDPonce, PR 007171255314993
- Carla Cepero-JimenezOrocovis, PR 007201821545708
Common questions
What is Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD's NPI number?
Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679754501, issued on Nov 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Ave Tito Castro, Ponce, PR, 00716. Phone: (787) 812-2604. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18628, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Victor Jesus Torres-Ortiz, MD had 743 Medicare Part D claims for 244 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.