Dr. Christopher D. Cortes, MD

Dr. Cortes practices at West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Florida, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Dr. Cortes' NPI, 1316243298, was assigned on February 9, 2011. Dr. Cortes graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Cortes holds Florida license ME122227.

Dr. Cortes' primary practice is West Boca Medical Center, at 21644 State Rd 7, Boca Raton, FL 33428 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 488-8100.

Dr. Cortes' primary practice is West Boca Medical Center in Boca Raton, Florida, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Cortes is also affiliated with Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Infectious Disease of the Palm Beaches. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cortes to 1 more hospital and 4 home health agencies, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cortes practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Cortes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Cortes is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Cortes is licensed in Florida.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, bronchitis, endocarditis, hiv/aids, pneumonia and UTI among the conditions Dr. Cortes treats.

CMS data shows 489,836 Medicare services from Dr. Cortes across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,113 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $514,150 for them.

CMS counts 1,113 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cortes in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 437 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.66, 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 68, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Cortes wrote 1,171 Medicare Part D claims for 456 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,031 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $374,271 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 971 claims across 29 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Cortes for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Cortes accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Cortes, published from 2014 to 2016. 2015 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Cortes' most frequent co-authors are Marie Abdallah, MD, David Landman, MD and Olawole Oladele Olafisoye, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 194 general payments to Dr. Cortes from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $928.

Dr. Cortes graduated from American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2010.

Dr. Cortes is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.