Active NPI 1649353293 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Edwin A Torres-Rivera

Surgery • San Juan, PR

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Edwin Torres-Rivera is a certified Surgery practicing in San Juan, PR. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine in 1992, Edwin Torres-Rivera delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 735 AVE PONCE DE LEON STE 604.

Edwin Torres-Rivera accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least, subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

735 Ave Ponce De Leon Ste 604

San Juan, PR 009175028

Telephone 7872816446

Fax 7872816446

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in San Juan, PR

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +2.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.4 Yrs

State Avg: 30.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

73 Specialists

Practicing in San Juan, PR (254 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

27.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Torres-Rivera (34 Years) 34 Yrs

San Juan Specialty Average (31.4 Years) 31.4 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
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	25	25	$200.00	$126.36
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	19	12	$130.00	$114.11

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	38	32	$200.00	$128.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	18	$150.00	$89.65
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	25	16	$200.00	$78.13
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$175.00	$111.44
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	12	11	$108.33	$14.00
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	12	12	$1500.00	$195.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	69	55	$242.61	$196.69
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	23	$150.00	$91.65
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	20	17	$1500.00	$237.84
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	20	16	$130.00	$101.52
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	17	13	$450.00	$104.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$175.00	$113.15
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	15	15	$1900.00	$656.02
76937 Ultrasonic guidance for blood vessel access	14	12	$100.00	$13.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	106	85	$271.79	$200.60
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	65	39	$130.00	$103.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	50	36	$147.52	$91.27
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	23	23	$1900.00	$648.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$175.00	$114.10
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	20	19	$450.00	$90.37
10060 Simple or single drainage of skin abscess	14	13	$190.71	$70.04
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	13	$1500.00	$221.05
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	12	12	$1650.00	$574.38

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	124	65	$176.45	$105.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	87	83	$268.74	$205.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	76	56	$101.32	$73.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$175.00	$109.38
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	37	31	$1500.00	$242.23
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	36	30	$450.00	$106.22
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	29	29	$1900.00	$637.42
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	18	18	$152.78	$19.08
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	18	18	$1650.00	$672.97
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	16	15	$260.00	$39.26
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	12	$300.00	$88.22
36821 Relocation of arm vein with connection to arm artery, open procedure	12	12	$1750.00	$628.22
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$600.00	$165.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	110	60	$250.00	$104.05
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	103	61	$95.73	$73.22
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	91	86	$257.69	$202.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	35	$175.00	$108.53
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	25	20	$1500.00	$240.99
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	21	21	$1900.00	$615.91
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	17	14	$450.00	$114.21
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	14	14	$1650.00	$692.98
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	14	13	$300.00	$86.94
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	11	$1800.00	$321.12
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	13	13	$350.00	$114.69
77001 Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion, replacement or removal of central venous access device	13	12	$150.00	$18.81
37607 Tying or banding of a passage between an artery and vein	13	13	$1150.00	$212.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	123	107	$261.63	$192.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	65	$99.76	$68.67
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	49	31	$250.00	$98.69
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	49	36	$200.00	$68.92
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	39	34	$1500.00	$217.03
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	35	26	$450.00	$99.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	24	$169.79	$102.36
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	24	19	$350.00	$116.21
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	23	18	$400.00	$210.66
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	22	19	$1650.00	$681.33
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	19	17	$340.00	$105.45
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	18	17	$1800.00	$301.96
36556 Insertion of non-tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	16	13	$850.00	$94.35
20005 Incision and drainage of soft tissue abscess	15	13	$700.00	$202.71
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	15	15	$1900.00	$574.38
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	12	12	$260.00	$39.71
43830 Insertion of stomach feeding tube, open procedure, without construction of gastric tube	11	11	$1658.12	$676.92
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$600.00	$344.05

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	121	71	$184.74	$60.38
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	109	83	$300.00	$178.39
36800 Insertion of tube connecting vein to vein for hemodialysis	50	38	$450.00	$91.33
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	45	31	$200.00	$63.70
36558 Insertion of tunneled central venous tube for infusion (5 years or older)	33	28	$1500.00	$201.41
36832 Revision of dialysis graft, open procedure	26	23	$1650.00	$639.39
36830 Connection of tube graft to vein and artery for dialysis	22	20	$1900.00	$515.57
36589 Removal of central venous catheter for infusion	19	17	$350.00	$110.66
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$194.73	$92.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$200.00	$133.11
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	17	12	$400.00	$197.50
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	13	12	$516.92	$95.75
49422 Removal of abdominal cavity catheter	11	11	$600.00	$309.95

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License PR 12580

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.

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 01, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 01, 2011

Registered at 735 AVE PONCE DE LEON STE 604, SAN JUAN, PR 009175028 (Tel: 7872816446)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 01, 2011

Registered at PO BOX 192275, SAN JUAN, PR 009192275 (Tel: 7872816446)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 01, 2011

Recorded as EDWIN TORRES-RIVERA

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 01, 2011

Surgery (License #12580 in PR)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1649353293

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: October 24, 2006

Last Update: December 01, 2011

Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

Po Box 192275

San Juan, PR 009192275

Phone: 7872816446

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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