Dr. Michael Thomas Torchia, MD

Dr. Torchia practices at Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 1st Street in Duluth, Minnesota.

Dr. Torchia's NPI, 1902292964, was assigned on April 7, 2015. Dr. Torchia holds Minnesota license 70688.

Dr. Torchia's primary practice is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 1st Street, at 420 E. 1st St., Duluth, MN 55805. The practice phone is (218) 786-1019.

Dr. Torchia's primary practice is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic 1st Street in Duluth, Minnesota. Dr. Torchia is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Duluth (Miller-Dwan, Building D). The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Torchia to 4 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Torchia's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Torchia practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Torchia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Torchia's licenses on file in 3 states: Minnesota, Missouri and Wisconsin.

CMS data shows 104 Medicare services from Dr. Torchia across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 88 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,549 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 88 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Torchia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 49 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 69% have high blood pressure. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Torchia's median patient age at 67, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Torchia wrote 125 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 106 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $580 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 108 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Torchia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 85 general payments to Dr. Torchia from 10 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 40% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $4,555.