Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Alejandro Cortes, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA

Alejandro Cortes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1972066785, issued on Apr 9, 2019. Check the license (California A182583, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1972066785
Name
Alejandro Cortes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A182583 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Phone
(800) 926-8273
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 9400 Campus Point Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Conner Ahlgren, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1740805365
  2. David BakalPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1023513983
  3. Yi Cai, MDAnesthesiology Physician1497142293
  4. Michael Chung, MDInterventional Pain Medicine Physician1275094120
  5. Christopher Dijanic, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1295396281
  6. Jose GeorgeOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1528528668

Verify Alejandro Cortes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Alejandro Cortes52
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Mupirocin18 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,182.14

23 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alejandro Cortes$2,182.14
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Folsom Orthopaedic Surgery And Sports Injury Medical Clinic, Inc.Folsom, CA
  2. Regents OF The University OF CaliforniaLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

53 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a La Jolla practice address

They are 53 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a La Jolla practice address, and 2,427 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

  1. Karim Abdollahi, M.D.Laguna Beach, CA1942240403
  2. Hussein Abdulrassoul, MDRiverside, CA1972123891
  3. Douglas Abeles, MDCastro Valley, CA1508961582
  4. Anthony Abene, MDSan Jose, CA1457437964
  5. Nicholas Abidi, MDCapitola, CA1548273758
  6. Joshua Acebo, MDPalo Alto, CA1396373734
  7. Daniel Acevedo, M.D.Thousand Oaks, CA1184856122
  8. Curtis Adams, MDSacramento, CA1265963656
  9. John Adams, MDLos Angeles, CA1215914114
  10. Gregory Adamson, M.D.Pasadena, CA1972590610

Common questions

What is Alejandro Cortes, MD's NPI number?

Alejandro Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972066785, issued on Apr 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alejandro Cortes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9400 Campus Point Dr, La Jolla, CA, 92093. Phone: (800) 926-8273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alejandro Cortes, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A182583, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alejandro Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alejandro Cortes, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.