What is Michael Melendez-Cortez's specialty?

Michael Melendez-Cortez (NPI 1629216288) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Tacoma, WA.

Where does Michael Melendez-Cortez practice?

Michael Melendez-Cortez practices in Tacoma, WA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1629216288.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Melendez-Cortez?

Michael Melendez-Cortez (NPI 1629216288) received approximately $3K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 36 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1629216288

Michael Melendez-CortezPA

PRACTICEMULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEMSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantTacoma, WAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$391

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,882 Physician Assistant providers in WA — bottom quintile (cohort median 241).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Melendez-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). 5 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
RURAL METRO OF GREATER SEATTLE INC	33	45
MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM	28	46
Michelle Strong General Surgery · Tyler, TX	15	24
Paul Inouye General Surgery · Tacoma, WA	15	20
FERRER, THOMAS	13	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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