Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Omar Torres Lozada, M.D.

Dermatology · New York, NY
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
117 E 18TH ST FRNT 1, New York, NY 10003
1297756712
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1477578607 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. Torres Lozada

Dr. Omar Torres Lozada is a dermatology specialist in New York, NY, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Torres Lozada performed 1,262 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Torres Lozada received a total of $11,580 from 45 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 454 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Torres Lozada 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.

✓ 20 years of NPI registration ▲ 1,262 Medicare services $11,580 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
1,262
Medicare services
Bottom 48% in NY for dermatology
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$45
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
Destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of two to fourteen precancerous skin lesions. It is performed to eliminate abnormal skin cells that have the potential to develop into cancer.
490 $5 $12
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.
204 $70 $135
Destruction of skin growths (warts/lesions), 1-14
This procedure involves the removal or destruction of one to fourteen skin growths. It is a minor surgical intervention performed on the skin surface.
174 $86 $161
Destruction of precancerous skin growth, 1
Removal of a single precancerous skin growth. This procedure destroys abnormal skin cells to prevent them from developing into cancer.
123 $35 $110
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
60 $84 $168
Skin biopsy, tangential
A procedure to remove a sample of the first identified skin growth for laboratory examination.
44 $60 $93
Steroid injection (triamcinolone)
A 10 mg injection of triamcinolone acetonide, a corticosteroid medication. This code specifies the drug and dosage administered.
41 $1 $12
Injection into skin growths, 1-7
A procedure involving the injection of medication into one to seven skin growths.
37 $36 $67
Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths 28 $93 $150
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.
25 $49 $103
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
24 $114 $259
Skin growth removal, back or sides, less than 3.0 cm
This procedure involves the surgical removal of a skin growth located on the back or lower sides of the body. The growth being removed is smaller than 3.0 centimeters in size.
12 $432 $576
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$11,580
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,654/year across 7 years
Top 20% in NY for dermatology
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
45
Companies
454
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$2,071
2023
$2,226
2022
$1,707
2021
$814
2020
$797
2019
$2,824
2018
$1,141

Payments by company (2024)

ABBVIE INC.
$307
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$282
Amgen Inc.
$263
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$244
Lilly USA, LLC
$201
GENZYME CORPORATION
$134
Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch
$109
UCB, Inc.
$95
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$63
Incyte Corporation
$56
PBG PUERTO RICO LLC
$50
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$48
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$45
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$34
Journey Medical Corporation
$29
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$28
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$25
Abbott Laboratories
$24
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$19
PFIZER INC.
$16
Top 3 companies account for 41.2% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
$1,497
Amgen Inc.
$1,401
GENZYME CORPORATION
$824
Lilly USA, LLC
$798
Journey Medical Corporation
$740
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$575
ABBVIE INC.
$555
PFIZER INC.
$470
AbbVie Inc.
$443
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$388
Celgene Corporation
$315
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$305
Sandoz Inc.
$300
REVANCE THERAPEUTICS, INC.
$282
Mayne Pharma Inc.
$273
UCB, Inc.
$254
AbbVie, Inc.
$230
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$215
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$164
Eli Lilly Export S.A. Puerto Rico Branch
$159
Allergan Inc.
$133
PruGen, Inc. Pharmaceuticals
$128
PBG PUERTO RICO LLC
$113
Medimetriks Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$111
LEO Pharma Inc.
$107
Incyte Corporation
$101
DERMIRA, INC.
$88
EPI Health, LLC
$84
Almirall LLC
$62
MAYNE PHARMA COMMERCIAL LLC
$49
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$47
Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
$46
Biofrontera Inc.
$39
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$35
Allergan, Inc.
$34
Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.
$34
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$25
Abbott Laboratories
$24
Ortho Dermatologics, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$23
MAYNE PHARMA INC.
$19
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES INC.
$19
Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc.
$16
Exeltis, USA Inc.
$13
Promius Pharma LLC
$12
Top 3 companies account for 32.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
0.25% · ABSORICA · ADBRY · AKLIEF · AMELUZ · AMJEVITA · BOTOX · BOTOX COSMETIC · Bensal HP · Bimzelx · CIBINQO · COSENTYX · Cimzia · Clindacin ETZ · Clindacin Pac · Cordran · DAXI · DAXXIFY · DORYX · DUPIXENT · EBGLYSS · ENSTILAR · EPIDUO FORTE · ESKATA · EUCRISA · Exelderm · GALLANT · Genadur · HUMIRA · Humira · INVOKANA · KYBELLA · Klisyri · LEVULAN KERASTICK · LITFULO · ODOMZO · OLUMIANT · OPZELURA · ORACEA · Otezla · PICATO · QBREXZA · REMICADE · RINVOQ · Recedo · SILIQ · SKYRIZI · SOOLANTRA · SPEVIGO · SUMADAN XLT · Sernivo Spray · Sitavig · Skyrizi · Sotyktu · Sumadan · TALTZ · TOPICORT (desoximetasone) Topical Spray · TREMFYA · TRI-LUMA · TargaDox · ULTRAVATE (halobetasol propionate) lotion · Winlevi · XARELTO · Zoryve
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$104,553
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
NY EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY OF MOUNT SINAI
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Torres Lozada is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 20 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. Torres Lozada experienced with destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Torres Lozada performed 490 destruction of precancerous skin growths, 2-14 services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Torres Lozada receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Torres Lozada received a total of $11,580 from 45 companies across 454 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Torres Lozada's costs compare to other dermatologists in New York?
Dr. Torres Lozada's average Medicare payment per service is $45. 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. Torres Lozada) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: 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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