Michael J Cortez, M.D.

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

G69679 Issued in CA

Practice address

200 S San Pedro St Ste 302
Los Angeles, CA 90012-5308

Phone

(213) 680-0355

Fax

(323) 980-4848

NPI assigned

Oct 19, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in CA

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

Specialty

Family PracticeAlso: Hospice/Palliative Care

Education

University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, 1989

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Vitas Health Services of California Inc 5 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Vitas Healthcare Corp Hospice, Covina, CA, CCN 051608
• Usc Arcadia Hospital Hospital, Arcadia, CA, CCN 050238

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as individual

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Not enrolled

HHS exclusion list flag

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Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles (8 of 9)

Locations

Networks

• BSC 65 PLUS INDIVIDUAL MAPD

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mcortez83967@cityofhope.direct-ci.com

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.

• Michael J Cortez MD Inc

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Altadena, CA
  • NPI 1083145247

  CA

  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official
• Vitas Health Services of California Inc

  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
  • Covina, CA
  • NPI 1780973024

  CA

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• City of Hope Medical Foundation

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Duarte, CA
  • NPI 1871886366

  CA

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Fujiwara Medical Group Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1437894870

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Stewart and Stewart a Medical Corporation

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Alhambra, CA
  • NPI 1306058565

  Family Medicine

  NPD
• Fujiwara Medical Centers Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • NPI 1689043622

  Family Medicine

  NPD (past)
• Pasadena Hospital Association, LTD.

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Pasadena, CA
  • NPI 1437121142
  NPD (past)
• Usc Arcadia Hospital

  • Rehabilitation Hospital Unit
  • Arcadia, CA
  • NPI 1164410593
  NPD (past)

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

• Usc Arcadia Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Arcadia, CA
  • NPI 1508851288

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Vitas Healthcare Corporation of California

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Covina, CA
  • NPI 1275677387

  Hospice

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "state": "CA",
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            "telephone_number": "626-918-2273",
            "fax_number": "626-296-6953"
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            "city": "LOS ANGELES",
            "state": "CA",
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        "enumeration_date": "2006-10-19",
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        "certification_date": "2023-11-29",
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            "affiliation": "Y",
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    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Lesley Kerenna Cortez
• Lillianne Karie Ferrerosa Cortez, SLP
• Luisa Cortez
• Luisana Cortez
• Maria Celeste Cortez, DMD
• Ofelia Cortez, LVN
• Raquel Cortez
• Rocio Cortez
• Sandra Cortez
• Soledad Cortez

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• Family Medicine Physician in California

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 29, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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