What is Christopher Cortes's specialty?

Christopher Cortes (NPI 1316243298) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Infectious Disease in Delray Beach, FL.

Where does Christopher Cortes practice?

Christopher Cortes practices in Delray Beach, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1316243298.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Cortes?

Christopher Cortes (NPI 1316243298) received approximately $517K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,113 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1316243298

Christopher CortesM.D.

Infectious DiseaseDelray Beach, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,091

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

489,836

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$514K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 502 Infectious Disease providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 1,070).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,031

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$374K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Daptomycin171 claims

Ceftriaxone Sodium95 claims

Ertapenem Sodium75 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate65 claims

Vancomycin Hcl59 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

95.0

Cost

85.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$634

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$634

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$634

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (6)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Cortes'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). 18 inbound referrers · 22 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	63	217
Mohamed Erritouni Infectious Disease · Delray Beach, FL	39	111
Richard Martello Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	32	148
Atlantic Palm Beach Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	21	86
Sandra Mondro Diagnostic Radiology · Jupiter, FL	18	35
Ross Lieberfarb Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	16	29
Reza Saffari Nephrology · Delray Beach, FL	16	50
Medics Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	15	39
Marc Kalis Diagnostic Radiology · Miami, FL	13	24
BAINE, STUART	13	22
Fernando Rivera Del Toro Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	13	35
Jonathan Wiener Diagnostic Radiology · Boca Raton, FL	12	40

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Elena Yamaguchi Infectious Disease · Delray Beach, FL	45	116
BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL, INC.	31	172
Medics Ambulance Service, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	30	87
DELRAY MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	30	94
Mohamed Erritouni Infectious Disease · Delray Beach, FL	24	93
Stephen Robertson Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	23	51
Craig Thame Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	21	122
Terry Bachow Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	20	44
Atlantic Palm Beach Ambulance Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Lake Worth, FL	19	68
Richard Martello Diagnostic Radiology · Delray Beach, FL	19	65
Jonathan Shapir Diagnostic Radiology · Boca Raton, FL	17	51
Jonathan Wiener Diagnostic Radiology · Boca Raton, FL	14	26

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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