Providers
All 12 in MD
ELIA ENID TORRES, MS-CCC-SLP
NPI 1831417567, individual, Takoma Park, MD, Speech-Language Pathologist,
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Evidence tier
adjudicated in a public enforcement record
- Adjudicated (sentenced) per a state attorney general release dated September 30, 2024.
- Medicaid paid $14,399 in the last 12 observed months.
- Hours beyond a day in 28 months under one organization, which can be supervisory billing.
- Records needed.
- Medicaid dollars per patient on code 92507 ($1584 per patient-month) sit in the top 5% of every provider billing that code.
- A second detector adds a weaker signal.
score 98 of 100, rank 25, $14K at stake
Public list actions
Medicare revocation effective September 30, 2024, barred from re-enrolling until September 30, 2034
424.535(a)(12) other program termination (medicaid) and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Qualified Speech Language Pathologist, DC
Medicare revocation effective September 30, 2024, barred from re-enrolling until September 30, 2034
424.535(a)(12) other program termination (medicaid) and 424.535(a)(3) felonies, Practitioner - Qualified Speech Language Pathologist, MD
OIG exclusion February 20, 2025 under section 1128a1
Ind- Lic HC Serv Pro, Therapist, Rockville, MD
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2020 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.0 | 24.4 | 16.2 | 22.9 | 50 | 1 | 92507 | $91K |
| Jan 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.8 | 24.8 | 16.6 | 24.4 | 52 | 1 | 92507 | $94K |
| Feb 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.3 | 26.1 | 17.4 | 24.3 | 54 | 1 | 92507 | $89K |
| Mar 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.0 | 26.9 | 18.0 | 24.2 | 56 | 1 | 92507 | $102K |
| Apr 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.0 | 27.6 | 18.4 | 25.1 | 57 | 1 | 92507 | $101K |
| May 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.2 | 28.8 | 19.2 | 28.4 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $109K |
| Jun 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.6 | 29.3 | 19.5 | 26.7 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $107K |
| Jul 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.3 | 27.6 | 18.4 | 26.0 | 62 | 1 | 92507 | $104K |
| Aug 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.5 | 28.7 | 19.1 | 26.9 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $108K |
| Sep 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.1 | 28.8 | 19.2 | 26.2 | 60 | 1 | 92507 | $105K |
| Oct 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.5 | 28.0 | 18.7 | 27.6 | 57 | 1 | 92507 | $106K |
| Nov 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.6 | 27.1 | 18.0 | 24.6 | 60 | 1 | 92507 | $99K |
| Dec 2021 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.5 | 28.0 | 18.7 | 25.2 | 64 | 1 | 92507 | $106K |
| Jan 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.1 | 28.9 | 19.2 | 28.4 | 62 | 1 | 92507 | $108K |
| Feb 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.9 | 27.8 | 18.5 | 25.9 | 62 | 1 | 92507 | $94K |
| Mar 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.8 | 29.7 | 19.8 | 26.6 | 60 | 1 | 92507 | $111K |
| Apr 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.6 | 28.1 | 18.8 | 26.8 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $102K |
| May 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.2 | 27.0 | 18.0 | 25.3 | 60 | 1 | 92507 | $101K |
| Jun 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 29.1 | 28.9 | 19.2 | 26.2 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $105K |
| Jul 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.6 | 27.9 | 18.6 | 27.4 | 60 | 1 | 92507 | $104K |
| Aug 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.2 | 26.4 | 17.6 | 23.7 | 59 | 1 | 92507 | $99K |
| Sep 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 28.6 | 28.9 | 19.3 | 26.3 | 61 | 1 | 92507 | $105K |
| Nov 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 27.7 | 28.1 | 18.7 | 25.5 | 62 | 1 | 92507 | $102K |
| Dec 2022 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 30.3 | 26.3 | 17.5 | 24.7 | 65 | 1 | 92507 | $98K |
| Jan 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.1 | 24.4 | 16.3 | 22.9 | 66 | 1 | 92507 | $92K |
| Apr 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 24.9 | 20.3 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 55 | 1 | 92507 | $74K |
| Jul 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.3 | 24.2 | 16.1 | 23.8 | 77 | 1 | 92507 | $91K |
| Aug 2023 | More hours than a day holds, even counting one unit per claim line | 26.2 | 27.1 | 18.1 | 24.3 | 83 | 1 | 92507 | $102K |
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | ELIA ENID TORRES, MS-CCC-SLP |
| Type | Individual, sole proprietor |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | May 5, 2010, last updated March 2, 2023 |
| Practice location | 7676 NEW HAMPSHIRE AVE STE 312, Takoma Park, MD 20912-7515, 301-844-5202 |
| Specialties | Speech-Language Pathologist, (235Z00000X, license 254 DC) Speech-Language Pathologist, (235Z00000X, primary, license 05094 MD) |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92507 | Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or hearing processing disorder | $5.5M | 100% | $2K | $190 (top 5% from $477) | 100th percentile | |
| 92523 | Evaluation of speech sound production with evaluation of language comprehension and expression | $2K | 0% | $154 | $137 (top 5% from $251) | too few months to rank |
In this area
12 providers in Montgomery County, MD carry an indicator in the public record, with $15.1M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 7 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 3. 2 are tier 1: documented action, then payment.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
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| 1 | RICHARD O AKOTO MD PA Takoma Park, MD, ranked 510 | $0 |
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| 1 | RICHARD AKOTO Takoma Park, MD, ranked 516 | $0 |
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| 3 | ADVENTIST HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC Silver Spring, MD, ranked 1439 | $42K |
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| 3 | SILVER SPRING HEALTH, LLC Silver Spring, MD, ranked 2862 | $0 |
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| 3 | JEWISH SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCY Rockville, MD, ranked 4017 | $0 |
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| 4 | NORMAN BALOG Silver Spring, MD, ranked 8407 | $5.1M |
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| 4 | MANBIR TAKHAR Germantown, MD, ranked 8860 | $1.4M |
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| 4 | MARC WEBER Olney, MD, ranked 9016 | $918K |
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Recent enforcement in MD
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJCivil settlementMar 20, 2026
Health Care Management Corporation Agrees to Pay $4 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
CVR knowingly submitted claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE for sclerotherapy, radiofrequency ablation, and endovenous laser ablation procedures to treat chronic venous insufficiency that were not clinically indicated and were medically unnecessary between January 1, 2010, and December 31, 2016.
DOJCivil settlementNov 20, 2025
Diagnostic Laboratory Agrees to Pay More Than $1 Million to Settle Alleged False Claims Act Violations
GTI agreed to pay $1.635 million to resolve allegations that it submitted Medicare claims for respiratory pathogen panels that were medically unnecessary or obtained through kickbacks paid under a marketing services agreement with an infection prevention company for laboratory test referrals from long-term care facilities.
DOJSentencedNov 13, 2025
Baltimore County Woman Sentenced for Impersonating Nurses and Aggravated Identity Theft
Amponsah used stolen nursing licenses and false educational and professional histories to obtain employment as a purported licensed nurse at no less than 40 facilities in Maryland that billed health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid for services she provided, earning more than $145,000 in wages.
DOJPleaded guiltyAug 14, 2025
Baltimore County Woman Admits to Impersonating Nurses, Pleads Guilty to Aggravated Identity Theft
Amponsah used stolen nursing licenses and false educational and professional histories to obtain employment as a purported licensed nurse at no less than 40 facilities in Maryland, which billed health care benefit programs including Medicare and Medicaid for services she provided.
DOJCivil judgmentAug 11, 2025
United States Obtains More Than $1.4 Million Judgment Against Family Medical Practitioner for Fraudulent Billing
Akoto billed Medicare for auricular stimulation (P-Stim) devices using a code for a surgically implanted neurostimulator device, which Medicare does not reimburse as acupuncture.
Referral packet
The packet is a draft for a reviewer. It reads every public record behind this case, states what the records show with a citation for each finding, names the regulation each finding relates to, and lists the ordinary explanations to rule out first. It never asserts intent.