Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · San Juan, PR
Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1497841803, issued on Oct 4, 2006. Check the license (Puerto Rico 13439, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arnold Daniel Cortes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 13439 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- San Juan VA Hospital, Casia St., San Juan, PR 00921
- Phone
- (787) 641-7582
- Enumerated
- Oct 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080211000686); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Puerto Rico School Of Medicine, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 211 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Verify Arnold Daniel Cortes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 13439Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,780 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost616 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate283 claims
- Timolol Maleate269 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol186 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate124 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl72 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: $51.93
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Recinto DE Ciencias MedicasCarolina, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Arnold Daniel Cortes among 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico
Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D. is one of 211 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1994 among the 176 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 211 ophthalmology physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 211 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in San Juan → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jaime Bravo Castro, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211386611960
- Francisco Corretjer, MDSan Juan, PR 009211346201167
- Luis De Corral, MDSan Juan, PR 009211245291194
- Jorge Fernandez Bahamonde, MDSan Juan, PR 009211467417170
- Yaris Leon Figueroa, M.D.Rio Piedras, PR 009211073620639
- Alicia Litchfield, M.D.San Juan, PR 009211154307270
- Luis Oms, MDSan Juan, PR 009211629039433
- Raul PerezRio Piedras, PR 009211275561581
Common questions
What is Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497841803, issued on Oct 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at San Juan VA Hospital, Casia St., San Juan, PR, 00921. Phone: (787) 641-7582. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 13439, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arnold Daniel Cortes, M.D. had 1,780 Medicare Part D claims for 250 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.