Physician

Waldemar Torres, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Waldemar Torres, MD (NPI: 1275528051) practices ophthalmology in the Baton Rouge, LA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from E. Baton Rouge, LA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is RETINA & VITREOUS OF LOUISIANA, INC. (NPI: 1285857607; TIN: 72-1449539) and primary practice location at 70809-3183.

Torres' data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 526 traditional Medicare patients, billed 12,384 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $888,447 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99204 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more). Part D data shows 691 prescription claims across 183 beneficiaries totaling $29,261 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 8 records totaling $302. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $638,731 and ending at $888,447. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $29,821 and ending at $29,261. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$444K$888K2015 Medicare payment: $638,731 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $653,439 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $439,837 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $517,241 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $487,912 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $372,884 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $660,477 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $501,940 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $756,800 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $888,447 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20157014,952$638,731
20165185,333$653,439
20174272,915$439,837
20184673,287$517,241
20195683,268$487,912
20205602,752$372,884
20213094,113$660,477
20224063,327$501,940
2023549138,933$756,800
202452612,384$888,447

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$15K$30K2015 Drug cost: $29,821 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $25,045 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $23,743 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $25,240 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $29,385 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $21,572 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $27,744 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $23,617 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $15,668 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $29,261 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015121325$29,821
2016124363$25,045
201792259$23,743
201880212$25,240
201961202$29,385
202064112$21,572
202198250$27,744
2022120245$23,617
2023146402$15,668
2024183691$29,261

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99204New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more110110$118
92235Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye108113$108
67028Injection of drug into eye167711$85
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more395650$84
92134Imaging of retina4431,136$27

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate1707,812$7,749
Dexamethasone Sodium PhosphateDexamethasone Sodium Phosphate953,468$3,828
Ketorolac TromethamineKetorolac Tromethamine432,217$1,231
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate1306,680$980
OfloxacinOfloxacin581,649$810

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.8$302Harrow Eye, LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Waldemar Torres, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Waldemar Torres, MD (NPI 1275528051), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Waldemar Torres, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Waldemar Torres, MD?

Waldemar Torres, MD is linked to RETINA & VITREOUS OF LOUISIANA, INC. (billing NPI 1285857607) in the available physician profile data.

Does Waldemar Torres, MD have Open Payments data?

Waldemar Torres, MD has 8 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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