Individual provider Active NPI

Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D.

  • Legal Medicine
  • Kailua Kona, HI
National Provider Identifier
1497845937
Registry record updated Mar 18, 2014
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Legal MedicineTaxonomy code 173000000X
License
5554 Issued in HI
Practice address
76-6225 Kuakini Hwy
Suite A107
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3211
Phone
(808) 326-1944
Fax
(808) 326-1584
NPI assigned
Oct 13, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Mar 18, 2014

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Legal Medicine 173000000X 5554 HI Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

76-6225 Kuakini Hwy
Suite A107
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3211

Mailing address

PO Box 1969
Kealakekua, HI 96750-1969
Phone (808) 326-1944

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
02116301MedicaidHI
H2344 3OtherHIHMSA

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in HI
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20060112000306 HI Practitioner - Internal Medicine 5799708020 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Internal Medicine
Education
University of Hawaii John a. Burns School of Medicine, 1983
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

76-6225 Kuakini Hwy
Suite A107
Kailua Kona, HI 96740-3212
Phone (808) 326-1944

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Bayada Home Health Care Home health agency, Hilo, HI, CCN 127312
  • Kona Community Hospital Hospital, Kealakekua, HI, CCN 120019
  • North Hawaii Community Hospital, Inc Hospital, Kamuela, HI, CCN 120028

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Colonoscopy1-10

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
5554HIMDLegal Medicine

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Kona Kidney Specialists LLC CurrentSince May 25, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

76-6225 Kuakini Hwy
Ste A107
Kailua Kona, HI 96740
Phone (808) 326-1944

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: leonardo.cortez@38811073904644.direct.elationemr.com
  • Direct secure messaging: leonardo.cortez@hawaiihie.medicity.net

Organizations & group practices 2

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 3

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "fax_number": "808-326-7103"
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CORTEZ",
        "first_name": "LEONARDO",
        "middle_name": "ACOSTA",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-10-13",
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    ],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

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