Dr. Abel Torres, MD

Dr. Torres practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Torres' NPI, 1063434223, was assigned on July 24, 2006. Dr. Torres graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1979. Dr. Torres holds Florida license ME136979.

Dr. Torres' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

Dr. Torres' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Torres practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Mohs-micrographic surgery is Dr. Torres' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Dr. Torres is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Torres' licenses on file in 6 states: Florida, New York, California, Ohio, New Jersey and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 57 Medicare services from Dr. Torres across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 40 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,318 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Torres in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 16 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Torres' median patient age at 73, with 62% women.

In 2018, Dr. Torres wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $191 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 23 claims across 2 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 48 out of 100 for Dr. Torres for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Torres accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 48 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Torres, more than 86% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 24 papers to Dr. Torres, published from 2007 to 2024. 2007 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Skin, Dermatology and Aminoquinolines. Dr. Torres has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Torres' most frequent co-authors are Sailesh Konda, MD, Kiran Motaparthi, MD and Herbert Bryan Slade, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Torres from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Genentech, Inc. paid the most, $1,487. It also lists 6 research payments totaling $3,061 from 2018 to 2019.

Dr. Torres graduated from Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai in 1979.

Dr. Torres is in network with 16 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.