Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP
Speech-Language Pathologist · Irvine, CA
Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP is a speech-language pathologist with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1235598236, issued on Feb 18, 2016. Check the license (California 10451, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda M. Cortez
- Credential
- MS CCC-SLP
- Primary taxonomy
- Speech-Language Pathologist 235Z00000X
- License number
- 10451 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6640 Alton Pkwy # 1, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 932-5000
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160426000740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brenda M. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 10451Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brenda M. Cortez among 13,141 speech-language pathologist records in California
Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP is one of 13,141 speech-language pathologist records with a practice address in California. 3% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 32% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 32% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 3% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 235Z00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
159 speech-language pathologist records list a practice address in Irvine
They are 159 of the 7,778 NPPES records with a practice address in Irvine, and 13,141 speech-language pathologist records in California.
All 13,141 in California → Every provider in Irvine → Speech-Language Pathologist nationwide →
The 8 speech-language pathologist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tiffany AdamsIrvine, CA 926181376914762
- Laura Adjunta, M.A. CCC-SLPIrvine, CA 926181033599139
- Kelsey Boetsch, SLPIrvine, CA 926181801303474
- Stacie Carrell, STACIE BATEMANIrvine, CA 926181063726172
- Andreane Gaulin, CCC-SLP, BCBAIrvine, CA 926181629336334
- Natalia Guarino, CCC-SLPIrvine, CA 926181043644586
- Celeste Harris, MS CCC-SLPIrvine, CA 926181093023814
- Robert Kissel, M.A.CCCSLPIrvine, CA 926181801091590
Common questions
What is Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP's NPI number?
Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235598236, issued on Feb 18, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6640 Alton Pkwy # 1, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 932-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda M. Cortez, MS CCC-SLP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 10451, as entered by the provider. Search the California 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.