Carlos Torre, MD
Otolaryngology · Pembroke Pines, FLNPI 1053542936
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
This record is dominated by speaking fees: $22,850 of the $28,440 with a category attached, or 80.3%. Lilly USA, LLC accounts for 80.9% of it on its own, with 22 other manufacturers making up the rest. 2025 is the largest year on record at $23,904, more than ten times the $399 reported in 2019. Among otolaryngology clinicians in FL with any reported payments, this total sits in the top 5% — high for the specialty, which is a reason to read the composition above rather than the number alone.
Across 125 payments — averaging $227.52 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Lilly USA, LLC$23K
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.$2K
- Stryker$1K
- Harmony Biosciences LLC$494
- Medtronic$419
- GSK$264
- plus $1K from 17 others
Across 2 payments — averaging $8000.00 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Livanova USA, Inc.$16K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$22,85080%
- Travel & lodging$7333%
- Food & beverage$4,79017%
- Education$550%
- Gifts$120%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | 16 | $23,009 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | 28 | $1,680 |
| Stryker | 15 | $1,432 |
| Harmony Biosciences LLC | 12 | $494 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 5 | $419 |
| GSK | 13 | $264 |
| Intersect ENT, Inc. | 2 | $241 |
| Sanofi | 7 | $200 |
| Aerin Medical Inc. | 8 | $134 |
| Acclarent, Inc | 1 | $113 |
| Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc | 2 | $97 |
| Idorsia Pharmaceuticals US Inc | 5 | $91 |
| Sanofi-aventis U.S. LLC | 1 | $55 |
| Optinose US, Inc. | 1 | $29 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim | 1 | $27 |
| Integra Lifesciences Corporation | 1 | $25 |
| Livanova USA, Inc. | 1 | $23 |
| Smith+Nephew | 1 | $20 |
| Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 1 | $19 |
| Olympus America Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Hologic Sales And Service, LLC | 1 | $17 |
| Merck | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
How this compares
$28,440 in reported general payments places this provider in the 95th percentile of 586 otolaryngology providers in Florida.
Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| Fluocinolone Acetonide Oil | 148 | $5,996 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 478 | $4,839 |
| Azelastine Hcl | 358 | $3,666 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 118 | $1,043 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | 36 | $989 |
| Cephalexin | 15 | $543 |
| Mirtazapine | 13 | $333 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate ErZolpidem Tartrate | 11 | $285 |
| Methylprednisolone | 40 | $243 |
| Mupirocin | 39 | $174 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-TrimethoprimSulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 26 | $171 |
| Zolpidem Tartrate | 17 | $133 |
| Famotidine | 50 | $132 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate PotassAmoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 14 | $115 |
| Meclizine Hcl | 13 | $57 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Other otolaryngology in Pembroke Pines
- Sina JoorabchiPembroke Pines$76K
- Cecelia DamaskOrlando$707K
- Ralph TufanoSarasota$469K
- Franklin RimellFort Myers$314K
- David BrodnerBoynton Beach$209K
- Maria SuurnaMiami$189K
- Jane DillonOrmond Beach$180K
- Jeb JusticeGainesville$142K
- Indranil DebnathWinter Park$109K
- Agustin ArrietaMiami$95K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.