Providers
All 15 in TX
FRANCISCO J TORRES, M.D.
NPI 1154480515, individual, Brownsville, TX, Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry
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Evidence tier
structure or single-organization volume
- Hours beyond a day in 9 months, but with up to 2045 patients a month, which points to a supervising clinician on the claims rather than one person's hours.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 93005 ($153 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
score 55 of 100, rank 7814, $1.1M at stake
Hours billed per day
Medicaid billing converted into hours of hands-on care per day. The lower bound counts one unit per claim line and needs no price; the other two divide dollars by a unit price, the conservative one at 1.5 times the price. The clinician on the claim may be a supervisor under state rules, so billing organizations are counted too.
| month | what was found | hours per day, lower bound | hours per day, at price | hours per day, conservative | per working day | patients | billing organizations | codes | paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 36.1 | 56.8 | 37.9 | 54.1 | 1464 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99232 99233 99238 | $111K |
| Dec 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 41.0 | 60.3 | 40.2 | 54.2 | 1809 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99233 99238 | $134K |
| Jan 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 40.1 | 48.8 | 32.6 | 48.1 | 1792 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99233 99238 | $131K |
| Feb 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 37.5 | 45.9 | 30.6 | 42.9 | 1485 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99232 99233 99238 | $110K |
| Mar 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 48.2 | 57.7 | 38.5 | 51.9 | 2045 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99232 99233 99238 | $158K |
| Apr 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 43.9 | 53.3 | 35.5 | 48.5 | 1878 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 99222 99233 99238 | $141K |
| May 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.0 | 30.7 | 20.5 | 30.3 | 1301 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 | $88K |
| Jun 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.5 | 34.7 | 23.2 | 31.6 | 1394 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 | $96K |
| Jul 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 25.0 | 29.6 | 19.7 | 27.8 | 1208 | 1 | 90792 99213 99214 99215 | $85K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | FRANCISCO J TORRES, M.D. |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | December 8, 2006, last updated April 19, 2016 |
| Practice location | 1 TED HUNT BLVD, VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER EAST CAMPUS, Brownsville, TX 78521-7801, 956-698-4734 |
| Mailing address | 345 LORENALY DR, Brownsville, TX 78526-4333 |
| Specialties | Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, primary, license N1925 TX) Psychiatry & Neurology, Psychiatry (2084P0800X, license 230558 MA) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | $814K | 25% | $53 | $60 (top 5% from $133) | 40th percentile | |
| 90792 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services | $385K | 12% | $118 | $112 (top 5% from $313) | 54th percentile | |
| 93005 | Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with tracing | $342K | 11% | $106 | $9.18 (top 5% from $90) | 97th percentile | |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or morehistory of abuse | $334K | 10% | $82 | $88 (top 5% from $210) | 45th percentile | |
| 80050 | Medicaid service code | $192K | 6% | $153 | $34 (top 5% from $146) | 95th percentile | |
| 80053 | Blood test, comprehensive group of blood chemicals | $120K | 4% | $95 | $8.38 (top 5% from $44) | 98th percentile | |
| 80307 | Testing for presence of drug, by chemistry analyzers | $119K | 4% | $77 | $45 (top 5% from $110) | 84th percentile | |
| 80061 | Blood test, lipids (cholesterol and triglycerides) | $118K | 4% | $44 | $9.74 (top 5% from $20) | 99th percentile |
Medicare Part B 2024, largest codes
| code | what it is | services | beneficiaries | paid | submitted per service | allowed per service | charge to allowed | usual for this code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | 203 | 65 | $17K | $120 | $118 | 1.0x | 2.3x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
| 90791 | Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation | 35 | 35 | $4K | $300 | $167 | 1.8x | 1.9x (90th percentile 3.6x) |
| 99215 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | 16 | 14 | $2K | $160 | $158 | 1.0x | 2.4x (90th percentile 4.1x) |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | 24 | 20 | $1K | $100 | $87 | 1.2x | 2.2x (90th percentile 3.8x) |
A submitted charge many times the allowed amount is common and lawful; it matters when it is far above what other providers submit for the same code.
In this area
15 providers in Cameron County, TX carry an indicator in the public record, with $10.6M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 9 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 5. 1 is tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | SOUTHWEST MEDICAL HOMEPATIENT Harlingen, TX, ranked 665 | $0 |
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| 3 | EMPIRE SPANISH MEADOWS LTD Brownsville, TX, ranked 1638 | $2K |
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| 3 | K&M HOSPICE LLC Rio Hondo, TX, ranked 3914 | $0 |
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| 3 | WILLOW HOSPICE CARE LLC Rio Hondo, TX, ranked 4074 | $0 |
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| 3 | APC HOME HEALTH SERVICE, INC Harlingen, TX, ranked 5596 | $0 |
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| 3 | THE MEDICAL TEAM INC Harlingen, TX, ranked 5853 | $0 |
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| 4 | ASIM ZAMIR Brownsville, TX, ranked 7408 | $6.9M |
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| 4 | VAHID MIRAFZALI Brownsville, TX, ranked 7750 | $1.5M |
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Recent enforcement in TX
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DOJIndictedJun 23, 2026
Nine charged in SDTX as part of national health care fraud takedown
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DOJChargedJun 23, 2026
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Referral packet
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