What is Ernesto Cortez's specialty?

Ernesto Cortez (NPI 1164436408) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Bellflower, CA.

Where does Ernesto Cortez practice?

Ernesto Cortez practices in Bellflower, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164436408.

How much does Medicare pay Ernesto Cortez?

Ernesto Cortez (NPI 1164436408) received approximately $17K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 88 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164436408

Ernesto CortezD.O.

PRACTICEPIH HEALTH PHYSICIANSSee all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeBellflower, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

153

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

268

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$15K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — below median (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

6,098

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$298K

Distinct drugs

109

Brand share

14.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium476 claims

Metformin Hcl384 claims

Lisinopril294 claims

Losartan Potassium234 claims

Amlodipine Besylate226 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.6

Quality

58.7

Cost

75.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.15%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 050393

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ernesto Cortez's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 1 inbound referrers · 2 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	22	152

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	41	262
Saeed Yadegar Diagnostic Radiology · Downey, CA	30	70

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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