Dr. Cristina N. Cortes, MD

  • Saint Petersburg, FL
  • Internist
NPI1821106790PAC ID7810921608
Medicare services, 2024
1,298
Medicare patients, 2024
429
Part D claims, 2024
5,532
MIPS score, 2024
75
Industry payments
$162
Practice address
6345 54th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
Practice phone
Call (727) 497-2323
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Primary practice

Florida Specialty Surgical Center

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Saint Petersburg, Florida

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Dr. Cristina N. Cortes is an internist in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Dr. Cortes practices at Florida Specialty Surgical Center in Saint Petersburg, Florida.

Dr. Cortes' NPI, 1821106790, was assigned on August 29, 2006. Dr. Cortes graduated from Universidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina in 2000. Dr. Cortes holds Florida license ME100745.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7810921608
NPI enumeration date
August 29, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(727) 497-2323
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
52
Medical school graduation
2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes practices at Florida Specialty Surgical Center in Saint Petersburg, Florida

Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Florida Specialty Surgical Center, at 6345 54th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709. The practice phone is (727) 497-2323.

  • Florida Specialty Surgical Center
    6345 54th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709Phone(727) 497-2323

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Florida Specialty Surgical Center in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The medical group on file is CORA Physical Therapy, Spanish Springs. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cortes to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cortes practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Florida Specialty Surgical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Cristina N. Cortes is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

Internal medicine is Dr. Cortes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Cortes is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cortes' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, South Carolina and Puerto Rico.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME100745 · 2008 to 2026 · taxonomy 207R00000X
  • South Carolina license2005 to 2027
  • Puerto Rico licenseLicense 18907 · 2014 to 2025

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute gastroduodenitis, acute mini-stroke (TIA), acute skin infection, alzheimer's disease, aneurysm, anxiety and arteritis among the conditions Dr. Cortes treats.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes billed Medicare for 1,298 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,298 Medicare services from Dr. Cortes across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 429 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,023 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,298
Medicare patients429
Paid by Medicare$119,023
Procedure codes7

Dr. Cortes' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,3832024: 1,22711%
Other services
2023: 02024: 71

Dr. Cortes compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Cortes
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,298vs 5552.3 times
Medicare patients
429vs 215100% above
Part D claims
4,864vs 46610.4 times

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida 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. Cristina N. Cortes treated 429 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 429 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cortes in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 199 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cortes' median patient age at 73, with 68% women.

Medicare patients, 2024429
Average age75
Average risk score1.04

Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women29970%
  • Men13030%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Cortes' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Diabetes65%
  4. Arthritis51%
  5. Ischemic heart disease29%
  6. Anxiety28%
  7. Depression24%
  8. Mood disorders24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Cortes' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women68%
  • Men31%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes wrote 5,532 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cortes wrote 5,532 Medicare Part D claims for 484 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,864 of them, across 86 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $267,121 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,846 claims across 78 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,532
Drugs named by CMS86
Total drug cost$267,121
Part D patients484

Dr. Cortes' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,896 claims89%
  • Brand-name622 claims11%
  • Other14 claims0%

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

  • Antibiotics4%196 of 5,532 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: 3,8462024: 4,86426%

Drugs named by CMS: 86 in 2024, 78 in 2023.

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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. Cristina N. Cortes scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 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.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

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. Cristina N. Cortes received $162 in industry payments from 2016 to 2021

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Cortes from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Sensus Healthcare, Inc. paid the most, $119.

General payments to Dr. Cortes by program year, 2016 to 2021

Companies that paid Dr. Cortes the most, 2016 to 2021

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes graduated from Universidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina

Dr. Cortes graduated from Universidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina in 2000. Dr. Cortes is a member of ACP, FMA and SHM.

  1. Medical schoolUniversidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes accepts plans from 5 insurance carriers

Dr. Cortes is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Cortes accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare4
  2. EPO3
  3. HMO3
  4. POS3
  5. PPO2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Cristina N. Cortes's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' NPI number?

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' NPI number is 1821106790. It was assigned on August 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes?

Dr. Cristina N. Cortes is an internist in Saint Petersburg, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes practice?

Dr. Cortes practices at 6345 54th Ave N, Saint Petersburg, FL 33709. Dr. Cortes' primary practice is Florida Specialty Surgical Center in Saint Petersburg, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cortes to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cortes is (727) 497-2323.

What is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' medical license number?

Dr. Cortes holds Florida license ME100745, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Cristina N. Cortes been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cortes in Florida (2008 to 2026), South Carolina (2005 to 2027) and Puerto Rico (2014 to 2025).

What medical group is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes part of?

Dr. Cortes is linked to CORA Physical Therapy, Spanish Springs. Dmand AI links Dr. Cortes to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cortes billed Medicare for 1,298 services in 2024, and Dr. Cortes accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes' MIPS score?

Dr. Cortes' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes see?

CMS counts 429 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cortes in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Cristina N. Cortes board certified?

Yes. Dr. Cortes is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cortes' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Cristina N. Cortes go to medical school?

Dr. Cortes graduated from Universidad Central del Este Facultad de Medicina in 2000.

What drugs does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cortes' most prescribed drugs by claims were Rosuvastatin Calcium, Atorvastatin Calcium and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Cristina N. Cortes received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $162 in general payments to Dr. Cortes from 4 companies from 2016 to 2021. The largest total came from Sensus Healthcare, Inc.

How long has Dr. Cristina N. Cortes been practicing?

Dr. Cortes graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Cristina N. Cortes accept?

Dr. Cortes is in network with 5 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 4. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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