Active NPI 1760646111 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Tiffany A Torstenson , DO

Surgery • Clive, IA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Tiffany Torstenson, DO is a certified Surgery practicing in Clive, IA. With approximately 19 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2007, Dr. Torstenson delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1601 NW 114TH ST STE 151.

Dr. Torstenson is affiliated with Mercy Clinics Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1601 Nw 114th St Ste 151

Clive, IA 503257046

Telephone 5152227474

Fax 5152227491

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Mercy Clinics, Inc Facility NPI 1699067397

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2007

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Clive, IA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

19 Yrs -3.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.0 Yrs

State Avg: 26.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Clive, IA (452 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

59.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Torstenson (19 Years) 19 Yrs

Clive Specialty Average (22.0 Years) 22.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	219	188	$166.00	$83.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$309.00	$153.73
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	46	45	$1351.65	$543.90
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	42	40	$137.00	$41.37
19302 Partial removal of breast and underarm lymph nodes	29	29	$2151.47	$817.27
19301 Partial removal of breast	24	21	$994.02	$346.14
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	23	15	$206.00	$77.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	14	$81.00	$51.89
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	18	$273.00	$166.63

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	210	175	$137.69	$83.45
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	55	51	$138.25	$55.40
19301 Partial removal of breast	48	43	$1506.94	$382.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$309.00	$154.16
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	44	44	$1782.57	$710.60
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	31	31	$77.18	$14.92
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	31	31	$530.06	$204.34
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	25	25	$39.78	$14.27
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	19	15	$273.00	$166.54
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	18	11	$206.00	$78.94

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	196	170	$137.00	$83.96
19301 Partial removal of breast	53	50	$1539.00	$370.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	51	51	$309.00	$156.20
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	48	48	$39.00	$14.62
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	45	45	$553.91	$219.40
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	43	43	$90.07	$15.69
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	43	41	$129.00	$56.51
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	42	42	$1913.00	$788.72
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	14	$202.00	$120.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$201.00	$104.42
19303 Total removal of breast	14	14	$2930.43	$1066.93
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	13	11	$206.00	$80.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	321	260	$137.00	$85.74
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	53	50	$129.00	$57.65
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$309.00	$158.69
19301 Partial removal of breast	51	47	$1554.10	$388.09
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	38	38	$1887.84	$798.82
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	31	31	$87.00	$15.65
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	31	31	$514.00	$209.67
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	31	31	$39.00	$14.91
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	21	$202.00	$122.87
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$201.00	$105.84
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	12	12	$780.00	$312.35
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	12	12	$45.00	$17.65

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	247	199	$137.00	$69.86
19301 Partial removal of breast	49	45	$1491.98	$391.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	39	$202.00	$101.86
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	46	43	$132.65	$58.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$309.00	$152.35
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	42	42	$29.00	$15.32
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	39	39	$541.13	$225.45
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	38	38	$90.45	$16.52
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	35	35	$1913.00	$813.82
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$201.00	$101.46
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	22	19	$196.73	$81.96
19303 Total removal of breast	13	13	$2816.00	$1054.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	194	153	$137.00	$67.89
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	70	70	$18.00	$7.75
19301 Partial removal of breast	66	63	$1136.29	$348.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	57	57	$309.00	$153.34
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	57	57	$476.21	$207.80
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	56	56	$87.79	$15.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	43	$202.00	$101.72
14301 Repair of wound by transferring skin, 30.1-60.0 sq cm	50	50	$1913.00	$809.65
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	45	44	$137.00	$58.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$201.00	$100.43
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	23	20	$189.00	$80.90
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	11	11	$1410.00	$602.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	202	151	$137.00	$68.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	46	$202.00	$100.37
19301 Partial removal of breast	48	47	$944.85	$391.12
76098 X-ray of surgical specimen	43	42	$18.00	$7.74
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	41	34	$184.39	$78.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$309.00	$153.81
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	38	38	$84.74	$18.66
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	37	37	$474.32	$213.74
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	27	26	$137.00	$58.33
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	26	26	$1382.88	$597.24
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$201.00	$100.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	17	14	$81.00	$40.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	93	$202.00	$99.30
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	66	62	$137.00	$67.03
76642 Limited ultrasound scan of 1 breast	40	33	$189.00	$80.32
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$309.00	$146.77
19301 Partial removal of breast	38	35	$1211.55	$482.11
38525 Biopsy or removal of lymph nodes of under the arm, open procedure	35	35	$481.37	$207.80
38792 Injection of radioactive material for x-ray identification of lymph node	35	35	$87.00	$18.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	31	$201.00	$97.01
76998 Ultrasonic guidance during surgery	25	25	$138.44	$58.36
14000 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.0 sq cm or less	19	19	$571.05	$211.99
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$192.00	$95.12
14001 Repair of wound of trunk by transferring skin, 10.1-30.0 sq cm	11	11	$1410.00	$608.27

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License IA DO-04331

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mercy Clinics Inc

1601 Nw 114th St, Clive, IA 503257046

Mercy Clinics Inc

800 E 1st St, Ankeny, IA 500212077

Mercy Clinics Inc

330 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 503143044

Phone: 5156436290

Mercy Clinics Inc

411 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 503143026

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Occupational Therapist

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

12 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 10, 2019

Registered at 1601 NW 114TH ST STE 151, CLIVE, IA 503257046 (Tel: 5152227474)

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NPI Profile Active March 23, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location March 23, 2017

Registered at 1601 NW 114TH ST, CLIVE, IA 503257007 (Tel: 5152227474)

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Updated Business Mailing Address March 23, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 1475, DES MOINES, IA 503051475 (Tel: 5152227474)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated March 23, 2017

Recorded as TIFFANY TORSTENSON, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) March 23, 2017

Surgery (License #DO-04331 in IA)

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NPI Profile Active May 23, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 23, 2016

Registered at 1601 NW 114TH ST, STE 330, CLIVE, IA 503257007 (Tel: 5152227830)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 23, 2016

Registered at PO BOX 1475, DES MOINES, IA 503051475 (Tel: 5152227830)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 23, 2016

Recorded as TIFFANY TORSTENSON, D.O.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 23, 2016

Surgery (License #4331 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 15, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1760646111

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 15, 2008

Last Update: January 10, 2019

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 1475

Des Moines, IA 503051475

Phone: 5152227474

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