Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Jose Torreblanca, M.D.

Family Medicine · South Gate, CA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
10001 CALIFORNIA AVE, South Gate, CA 90280
3235644408
In practice since 2006 (19 years)
NPI: 1407922107 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Torreblanca

Dr. Jose Torreblanca is a family medicine specialist in South Gate, CA, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Torreblanca performed 901 Medicare services across 576 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Torreblanca received a total of $3,536 from 32 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 138 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Torreblanca is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 19 years in practice ▲ Top 25% volume in CA $3,536 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
901
Medicare services
Top 25% in CA for family medicine
576
Unique beneficiaries
$36
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~47 Medicare services per year of practice

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
280 $60 $140
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
113 $6 $7
Drug injection, under skin or into muscle
A procedure involving the administration of a medication or substance via injection into the subcutaneous tissue or muscle.
105 $9 $15
Dexamethasone injection (steroid)
An injection of dexamethasone sodium phosphate, a corticosteroid medication, administered in a dose of 1 milligram.
103 $0 $25
Annual wellness visit, follow-up
A follow-up annual wellness visit that includes a personalized prevention plan of service.
80 $140 $231
Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides)
A blood test that measures cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
61 $13 $20
Steroid injection (triamcinolone)
A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
58 $1 $29
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
49 $37 $124
Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring)
A blood test that measures your average blood sugar levels over the past two to three months.
38 $10 $15
Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection
This code represents the administration of ceftriaxone sodium, an antibiotic medication. The charge is calculated for every 250 mg of the drug administered.
14 $0 $30
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$3,536
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $505/year across 7 years
Top 11% in CA for family medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
32
Companies
138
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$3,536 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$690
2023
$622
2022
$790
2021
$477
2020
$194
2019
$449
2018
$313

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Abbott Laboratories
$171
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$134
Novo Nordisk Inc
$77
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$57
Lilly USA, LLC
$57
Amgen Inc.
$44
Dexcom, Inc.
$30
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$30
Exact Sciences Corporation
$24
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$24
ALK-Abello, Inc
$14
CeQur Corporation
$14
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$14
Top 3 companies account for 55.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$660
Abbott Laboratories
$433
Lilly USA, LLC
$423
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$273
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$200
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$185
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$152
Radius Health, Inc.
$140
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.
$118
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$109
CeQur Corporation
$71
Dexcom, Inc.
$71
COLOPLAST CORP
$69
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$69
PFIZER INC.
$64
ALK-Abello, Inc
$58
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$57
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$50
Amgen Inc.
$44
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$33
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$30
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$30
Horizon Therapeutics plc
$28
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$26
Exact Sciences Corporation
$24
Horizon Pharma plc
$19
Cranial Technologies, Inc
$18
Phadia US Inc.
$18
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$17
Sanofi Pasteur Inc.
$16
Seqirus USA Inc
$16
Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 42.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
BASAGLAR · BEXSERO · BEYFORTUS · CeQur Simplicity · Cologuard Collection Kit · Dexcom G6 Transmitter · Doc Band · ENTRESTO · EVUSHELD · Edarbi · FARXIGA · FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT · FLUZONE HIGH-DOSE · FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 · FreeStyle Libre Pro · GARDASIL 9 · GVOKE HYPOPEN · GVOKE PFS · INVOKANA · ImmunoCAP · JANUVIA · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LYUMJEV · MENQUADFI · MOUNJARO · Odactra · Otezla · Ozempic · PENNSAID · PENTACEL · PNEUMOVAX 23 · PREVNAR - 13 · PREVNAR 13 · RAYOS · ROTATEQ · RYBELSUS · Repatha · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · TEPEZZA · TRULICITY · TZIELD · Tresiba · Tymlos · VAXELIS · Wegovy
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.

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Geographic Context

Family medicine physicians within 10 mi
3,903
Per 100K population
39.6
County median income
$87,760
Nearest hospital
SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER
1.5 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES Weekly updates
Medicare Enrollment PECOS Monthly updates
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not public N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Torreblanca is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 25% in CA), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 11% of CA peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Torreblanca experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Torreblanca performed 280 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Torreblanca receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Torreblanca received a total of $3,536 from 32 companies across 138 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Torreblanca's costs compare to other family medicine physicians in South Gate?
Dr. Torreblanca's average Medicare payment per service is $36. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Torreblanca) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
About this page

All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →