Physician

Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Torbeck, M.D. (NPI: 1700229283) practices dermatology in the Portland-South Portland, ME market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cumberland, ME. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LLC (NPI: 1780635342; TIN: 010517920) and primary practice location at 04011-2050. Torbeck is affiliated with the MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (ACO ID: A1290), participating under the MSSP model.

Torbeck's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 453 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,444 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $409,430 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17311 (Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks). Part D data shows 74 prescription claims across 67 beneficiaries totaling $367 in drug costs, led by Cephalexin (Cephalexin). No Open Payments records. 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 risen steadily, from $41,717 to $409,430. In contrast, Part D prescription costs started with an early spike, then settled into a lower baseline, moving from $39,999 to $367. 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$218K$435K2018 Medicare payment: $41,717 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $208,790 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $110,852 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $234,286 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $190,282 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $435,288 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $409,430 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
201883247$41,717
2019280880$208,790
2020171643$110,852
20213611,379$234,286
2022294920$190,282
20234261,431$435,288
20244531,444$409,430

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$35K$69K2015 Drug cost: $39,999 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $69,044 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $12,991 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $3,506 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $13,732 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,627 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $595 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,111 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $548 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $367 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015115247$39,999
2016178366$69,044
201763138$12,991
20185182$3,506
201985196$13,732
202054101$1,627
20215582$595
20222130$1,111
20237690$548
20246774$367

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
17311Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, 1-5 tissue blocks346432$468
17312Removal and microscopic exam of growth of head, neck, hands, feet, or genitals, each additional stage, 1-5 tissue blocks130208$322
13132Complicated repair of wound of forehead, cheeks, chin, mouth, neck, underarms, genitals, hands, or feet, 2.6-7.5 cm8290$187
12032Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm6674$140
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more5758$60

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
CephalexinCephalexin4071$65
AmoxicillinAmoxicillin1114$14

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary

No connected Open Payments records were found for this physician in General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests.

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D. (NPI 1700229283), 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 Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization (MSSP, ACO ID A1290).

What billing organization is linked to Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D.?

Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D. is linked to DERMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES, LLC (billing NPI 1780635342) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Lawrence Torbeck, M.D. have Open Payments data?

No connected Open Payments records are shown for this physician in the available General Payments, Research Payments, or Ownership / Investment Interests data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.