What is Michael Cortez's specialty?

Michael Cortez (NPI 1992887970) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Los Angeles, CA.

Where does Michael Cortez practice?

Michael Cortez practices in Los Angeles, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992887970.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Cortez?

Michael Cortez (NPI 1992887970) received approximately $97K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 319 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992887970

Michael CortezM.D.

PRACTICEFUJIWARA MEDICAL GROUP INC.See all providers at this practice →

Family PracticeLos Angeles, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

669

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,059

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$96K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

215

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

10.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims

Furosemide25 claims

Losartan Potassium23 claims

Gabapentin15 claims

Quetiapine Fumarate15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 55 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VITAS HEALTHCARE CORPORATION OF CALIFORNIA	840	2,372
LIS, LEON	107	283
POMONA VALLEY HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER	90	122
Jose Tandoc Diagnostic Radiology · Arcadia, CA	85	218
Wilson Wong Diagnostic Radiology · Arcadia, CA	66	133
PASADENA HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, LTD	65	108
SCHAEFER AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC	54	105
Ben Chiang Family Practice · Hacienda Heights, CA	46	241
Rajiv Philip Pulmonary Disease · Pasadena, CA	46	109
Douglas Yun Cardiology · Arcadia, CA	34	82
KATAGIHARA, ELTON	31	92
Fauzia Khan Internal Medicine · Arcadia, CA	31	74

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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