Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · Torrance, CA
Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP is a women's health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Torrance, California, and NPI 1902445968, issued on Dec 22, 2019. Check the license (California 95013425, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carina Crystal Cortez
- Credential
- WHNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Women's Health Nurse Practitioner 363LW0102X
- License number
- 95013425 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 20911 Earl St Ste 440, Torrance, CA 90503
- Phone
- (310) 793-2566
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2019
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240522003235); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carina Crystal 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 95013425Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average women's health nurse practitioner in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 217 among the 3,809 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol11 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: $28.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,574 providers of this specialty with any payment received $426.02 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
- Providence Medical InstituteLaguna Niguel, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carina Crystal Cortez among 912 women's health nurse practitioner records in California
Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP is one of 912 women's health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 46% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 46% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2016 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LW0102X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California
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- Vicky Carter, RNPTorrance, CA 905021548333503
- Arlene Chodkowski, RNPTorrance, CA 905021225221229
- Diane Coy, R.N.P.Torrance, CA 905021831382720
Common questions
What is Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP's NPI number?
Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902445968, issued on Dec 22, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20911 Earl St Ste 440, Torrance, CA, 90503. Phone: (310) 793-2566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP's license?
NPPES lists California license number 95013425, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among women's health nurse practitioner prescribers was 217. 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.