What is Andrew Cortez's specialty?

Andrew Cortez (NPI 1902882806) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Layton, UT.

Where does Andrew Cortez practice?

Andrew Cortez practices in Layton, UT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1902882806.

How much does Medicare pay Andrew Cortez?

Andrew Cortez (NPI 1902882806) received approximately $129K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 319 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1902882806

Andrew CortezD.O.

PRACTICEKIDNEY & HYPERTENSION INSTITUTE OF UTAH PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

NephrologyLayton, UTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

609

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,331

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$123K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 63 Nephrology providers in UT — top quintile (cohort median 779).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,563

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$252K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Losartan Potassium156 claims

Carvedilol131 claims

Furosemide130 claims

Calcitriol108 claims

Spironolactone94 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$446

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$446

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$446

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Andrew 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). 66 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BANNER ESTRELLA MEDICAL CENTER	225	985
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	76	459
Vamsi Rokkam Nephrology · Glendale, AZ	72	473
Ron Zuiderweg Nephrology · Washington Terrace, UT	68	788
BIO-MEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF ARIZONA, LLC	63	940
FERRARO, JAMES	59	208
Rajendra Chalasani Nephrology · Goodyear, AZ	52	347
George Leon Interventional Radiology · Glendale, AZ	50	242
HOSPITAL DEVELOPMENT OF WEST PHOENIX INC	49	205
Colin Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Glendale, AZ	48	232
Legesse Mekonnen Infectious Disease · Phoenix, AZ	42	187
KOWAL, LAWRENCE	41	140

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.

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