Active NPI 1932462678 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Erick Gabriel Torres , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • El Paso, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Erick Torres, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in El Paso, TX. With approximately 14 years of clinical experience since graduating from Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine in 2012, Dr. Torres delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 2000 TRANS MOUNTAIN RD STE 120A&B.

Dr. Torres maintains professional affiliations with El Paso Physical Therapy Specialists Llc, Bhs Physicians Network, Inc, El Paso Therapy Services, Inc. and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, x-ray of knee, 1-2 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

2000 Trans Mountain Rd Ste 120a&b

El Paso, TX 79911

Telephone 9152714586

Fax 9152714587

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2012

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in El Paso, TX

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

14 Yrs -14.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.0 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

52 Specialists

Practicing in El Paso, TX (1627 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.9% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Torres (14 Years) 14 Yrs

El Paso Specialty Average (28.0 Years) 28.0 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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	2,325	232	$6.00	$0.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	642	406	$202.00	$86.18
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	498	326	$85.17	$32.14
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	433	233	$191.00	$71.26
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	371	254	$298.00	$119.81
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	265	199	$116.00	$44.37
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	127	$299.00	$105.65
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	61	60	$3941.00	$1210.83
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	49	47	$3829.00	$1228.79
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	32	31	$380.00	$124.51
97608 Negative pressure wound therapy surface area greater than 50 square centimeters	25	25	$238.00	$23.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$456.00	$160.09
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	13	12	$98.00	$37.44
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	11	11	$100.00	$38.28

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,679	200	$6.00	$1.07
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	563	362	$202.00	$86.15
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	407	251	$84.11	$32.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	377	243	$298.00	$121.66
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	334	202	$191.00	$69.16
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	258	175	$116.00	$44.65
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	102	87	$99.02	$38.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$299.00	$106.03
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	68	65	$3941.00	$1213.46
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	56	56	$456.00	$158.13
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	46	43	$3829.00	$1197.14
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	22	$380.00	$124.89
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	15	15	$90.00	$26.78
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	12	12	$98.00	$38.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,310	154	$5.34	$1.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	549	326	$190.87	$87.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	259	181	$283.82	$122.47
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	257	153	$180.11	$70.65
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	255	165	$77.49	$33.16
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	247	157	$109.43	$45.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	150	150	$281.40	$108.13
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	73	57	$97.97	$45.41
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	53	47	$95.55	$39.76
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	51	48	$3650.18	$1221.41
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	48	47	$3732.33	$1185.96
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	43	43	$434.49	$154.62
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	24	20	$78.92	$33.65
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	24	24	$92.00	$39.12
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	20	$356.38	$129.32
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	17	16	$80.06	$26.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	854	124	$5.00	$1.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	491	260	$186.00	$88.45
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	193	125	$175.00	$66.23
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	168	117	$106.00	$45.32
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	139	104	$88.46	$44.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	127	127	$275.00	$108.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	109	$274.00	$124.76
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	121	81	$72.97	$33.07
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	34	33	$349.00	$131.34
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	31	25	$73.55	$33.35
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	27	25	$3525.00	$1202.64
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$419.00	$163.39
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	22	22	$3628.00	$1194.46
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	13	13	$517.00	$193.71
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	12	12	$3197.00	$1169.71
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	11	11	$90.00	$38.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	524	82	$5.00	$1.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	353	187	$186.00	$73.34
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	125	89	$103.38	$42.59
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	122	83	$175.00	$64.05
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	118	90	$100.60	$41.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	98	98	$275.00	$104.39
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	50	35	$77.76	$32.57
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	38	$274.00	$107.36
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	37	33	$79.51	$26.57
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	30	24	$73.50	$31.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	25	$349.00	$136.74
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	15	14	$3525.00	$1352.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	15	$112.00	$43.17
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$191.00	$74.52

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	436	70	$5.00	$1.59
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	235	120	$186.00	$71.34
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	108	71	$184.72	$59.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	96	$275.00	$104.08
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	83	64	$106.00	$40.65
73564 X-ray of knee, 4 or more views	79	58	$102.09	$38.38
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	48	47	$82.00	$31.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	41	31	$274.00	$102.13
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	26	$112.00	$43.15
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	25	$517.00	$196.87
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	23	15	$81.00	$30.63
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$349.00	$133.14
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$419.00	$158.69
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	21	17	$71.24	$26.79
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	11	11	$3525.00	$1325.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	35	35	$4021.34	$234.88
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	31	31	$4296.71	$242.22
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	12	$173.00	$70.23
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$392.00	$158.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	40	39	$4642.93	$241.11
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	25	25	$4040.00	$202.05

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License TN 55031

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.