Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD
Nephrology Physician · San Juan, PR
Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1407140064, issued on Jun 1, 2011. Check the license (Puerto Rico 18681, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 18681 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR 00917
- Phone
- (787) 764-8520
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (787) 763-9893
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez 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 18681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mounjaro13 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: $124.92
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Nephrology Physician providers in Puerto Rico
There are 152 nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico.
Other nephrology physician records in Puerto Rico
- Jumana Abuomar, M.D.Canovanas, PR1104028307
- Dionisio Acosta, MDMayaguez, PR1659724615
- Juan Adams Chahin, M.D.San Juan, PR1861019747
- Marco Albarran Portilla, MDPonce, PR1720050230
- Ricardo Alicea-Guevara, M.D.Guaynabo, PR1083027007
- Praxedes Alvarez, M.D.Ponce, PR1609837285
- Sergio Alvarez Torres, M.DAdjuntas, PR1205286077
- Krystahl Andujar-Rivera, MDCarolina, PR1902241169
- Alberto Arevalo Roig, MDArecibo, PR1598845398
- Jannice Arroyo Soto, M.DPonce, PR1710288550
Common questions
What is Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD's NPI number?
Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407140064, issued on Jun 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Torre Medica Auxilio Mutuo, San Juan, PR, 00917. Phone: (787) 764-8520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 18681, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos A. Cortes-Sanchez, MD had 67 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.