What is Rafael Cortes's specialty?

Rafael Cortes (NPI 1770729816) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in St Augustine, FL.

Where does Rafael Cortes practice?

Rafael Cortes practices in St Augustine, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1770729816.

How much does Medicare pay Rafael Cortes?

Rafael Cortes (NPI 1770729816) received approximately $241K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 547 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1770729816

Rafael CortesMD

PRACTICEFIRST COAST GASTROENTEROLOGYSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologySt Augustine, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

945

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,782

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$138K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,135 Gastroenterology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 817).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

682

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$453K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium131 claims

Omeprazole124 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sul/Nacl/Kcl/Asb/C114 claims

Linaclotide30 claims

Esomeprazole Magnesium29 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.9

Quality

69.7

Cost

69.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

89.0

Payment adjustment

0.17%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Rafael 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). 28 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ADVENTIST HEALTH SYSTEM-SUNBELT, INC	169	644
FLAGLER HOSPITAL INC	28	86
Josiah Bancroft Diagnostic Radiology · Venice, FL	27	93
Vikram Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Orlando, FL	27	102
Donald Nies Diagnostic Radiology · Jacksonville, FL	26	68
Maryam Kashi Gastroenterology · Orlando, FL	24	182
Irteza Inayat Gastroenterology · Orlando, FL	22	90
Prashanta Laddu Cardiology · Winter Park, FL	20	94
Nicholas Feranec Diagnostic Radiology · Gainesville, FL	19	32
Myeong Yoon Diagnostic Radiology · Tulsa, OK	18	70
GUARDA, LUIS	17	53
Ronald Shill Diagnostic Radiology · Orlando, FL	17	43

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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