NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Corpus Christi, TX

Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1669862454, issued on Jan 31, 2015. Check the license (Texas AP127370, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1669862454
Name
Brandon Jon Cortez
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
AP127370 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1734 Santa FE St, Corpus Christi, TX 78404
Phone
(361) 883-6211
Enumerated
Jan 31, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 30, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(361) 882-4891
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150217000433); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1734 Santa FE St

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

  1. Montie Baylor, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962471896
  2. Bryce Busenlehner, MDAnesthesiology Physician1760829709
  3. Aaron Cohn, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1942230867
  4. John Lopez, DCChiropractor1053322800
  5. Caryl Molton, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1114032232
  6. John Navar, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1942293113

Verify Brandon Jon Cortez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $424.15

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Cortez$424.15
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Emergenchealth PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
  2. Noble Anesthesia Partners PLLCCorpus Christi, TX
  3. Vanguard Anesthesia Solutions, PLLCCorpus Christi, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brandon Jon Cortez among 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas

Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA is one of 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Texas. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2014 among the 4,734 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

91 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Corpus Christi

They are 91 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 6,097 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Texas.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Clint Allen, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041295719649
  2. Montie Baylor, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041962471896
  3. Carlos Everett, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041154620235
  4. Lucas Gueller, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041467707190
  5. Timothy Lewis, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041306820469
  6. Caryl Molton, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041114032232
  7. Nancy Newton, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041952380784
  8. Scotti Odell, CRNACorpus Christi, TX 784041346435716

Common questions

What is Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA's NPI number?

Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669862454, issued on Jan 31, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1734 Santa FE St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78404. Phone: (361) 883-6211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Jon Cortez, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number AP127370, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.