Dr. James Cortes, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 419
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 240
- Part D claims, 2024
- 408
- Publications
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 99
- Practice address
- 4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103
- Practice phone
- Call (619) 294-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
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Dr. James Cortes is an emergency medicine physician in San Diego, California
Dr. Cortes practices at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California, part of Scripps Health.
Dr. Cortes' NPI, 1376757732, was assigned on May 9, 2007. Dr. Cortes graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2006. Dr. Cortes holds California license A103662.
- NPI
- 1376757732NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3870715170
- NPI enumeration date
- May 9, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (619) 294-8111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 46
- Medical school graduation
- 2006
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Cortes practices at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California
Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, at 4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 in San Diego County. The practice phone is (619) 294-8111.
- Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103 · San Diego CountyPhone(619) 294-8111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Cortes is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California, part of Scripps Health. The medical group on file is San Ysidro Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cortes to 1 more community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Cortes' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cortes practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Cortes is one of 7,423 emergency medicine physicians in California
Emergency medicine is Dr. Cortes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dr. Cortes is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cortes' licenses on file in 2 states: California and Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, CaliforniaPrimary
- Surgery, Pennsylvania
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Cortes
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Cortes billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024
CMS data shows 419 Medicare services from Dr. Cortes across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 240 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,985 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Cortes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1602024: 25056%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1172024: 16944%
Dr. Cortes compared with the California median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Cortes
- California median
- Medicare services
- 419vs 26558% above
- Medicare patients
- 240vs 243Close to median
- Part D claims
- 256vs 624.1 times
Medians across 7,079 emergency medicine physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cortes' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Cortes treated 240 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 240 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cortes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 102 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 66% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cortes' median patient age at 46, with 59% women.
Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women13054%
- Men11046%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol73%
- Diabetes51%
- Arthritis49%
- Mood disorders39%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Anxiety35%
- Depression35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cortes' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 46
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Cortes wrote 408 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cortes wrote 408 Medicare Part D claims for 251 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 256 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,275 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 203 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Cortes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic392 claims96%
- Brand-name and other16 claims4%
Dr. Cortes' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Cortes' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids17%71 of 408 claims
- Antibiotics26%107 of 408 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2032024: 25626%
Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Cortes scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Cortes for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cortes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cortes' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 99of 100Final score
- 86.5of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. James Cortes has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Cortes in 2021. Dr. Cortes' most frequent co-authors are Joseph A. Gehrz, MD and Ryan Michael Kaylor, DO.
Dr. Cortes' most frequent co-authors
- Joseph A. Gehrz, MD1 shared paper
- Ryan Michael Kaylor, DO1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Cortes
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Cortes graduated from Penn State College of Medicine
Dr. Cortes graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2006.
- Medical school
- Board certified in emergency medicine
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. James Cortes accepts plans from 6 insurance carriers
Dr. Cortes is in network with 6 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- CMS Medicare
- Elevance
- HCSC
Plan types Dr. Cortes accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO3
- Medicare2
- POS2
- EPO1
- HMO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. James Cortes's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Cortes' NPI number?
Dr. James Cortes' NPI number is 1376757732. It was assigned on May 9, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Cortes?
Dr. James Cortes is an emergency medicine physician in San Diego, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. James Cortes practice?
Dr. Cortes practices at 4077 5th Ave, San Diego, CA 92103. Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California, part of Scripps Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cortes to 1 community health center, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Cortes' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cortes is (619) 294-8111.
What is Dr. James Cortes' medical license number?
Dr. Cortes holds California license A103662, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. James Cortes been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cortes in California (2008 to 2027) and Pennsylvania (2006 to 2007).
Which hospitals is Dr. James Cortes affiliated with?
Dr. Cortes practices at Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego in San Diego, California.
What medical group is Dr. James Cortes part of?
Dr. Cortes is linked to San Ysidro Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Cortes to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Cortes accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cortes billed Medicare for 419 services in 2024, and Dr. Cortes accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James Cortes' MIPS score?
Dr. Cortes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Cortes see?
CMS counts 240 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cortes in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. James Cortes board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cortes is board certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
What services does Dr. James Cortes bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cortes' most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), critical care (99291) and emergency department visit (99285).
Where did Dr. James Cortes go to medical school?
Dr. Cortes graduated from Penn State College of Medicine in 2006.
What drugs does Dr. James Cortes prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cortes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ibuprofen, Cephalexin and Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
How long has Dr. James Cortes been practicing?
Dr. Cortes graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.
Does Dr. James Cortes do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Cortes.
Who does Dr. James Cortes publish with?
Dr. Cortes' most frequent co-authors are Joseph A. Gehrz, MD (1 shared paper) and Ryan Michael Kaylor, DO (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. James Cortes accept?
Dr. Cortes is in network with 6 carriers, including United Healthcare, Aspirus Health Plan and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 3. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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