Christopher D. Cortes, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Delray Beach, FL
Christopher D. Cortes, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Delray Beach, Florida, and NPI 1316243298, issued on Feb 9, 2011. Check the license (Florida ME122227, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher D. Cortes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- ME122227 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13550 Jog RD, Delray Beach, FL 33446
- Phone
- (561) 495-9289
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (561) 495-9293
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150831002713); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher D. Cortes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME122227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,171 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Daptomycin171 claims
- Ceftriaxone95 claims
- Ertapenem75 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate65 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl59 claims
- Cefepime Hcl51 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $634.15
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Shionogi Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Christopher D. Cortes, MD, Inc.Boca Raton, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher D. Cortes among 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida
Christopher D. Cortes, M.D. is one of 760 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Florida. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 581 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Florida
There are 760 infectious disease physician records in Florida.
All 760 in Florida → Every provider in Delray Beach → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohamed Erritouni, MDDelray Beach, FL 334461396924734
- Elena Yamaguchi, MDDelray Beach, FL 334461609980531
- Sreevani Vemuri, M.D.Jupiter, FL 334581619057858
- Jane Elpedes Longares, M.D.Boca Raton, FL 334331245770163
- Ines Mbaga, MDBoca Raton, FL 334311710056296
- Gabriel Sandkovsky, MDBoca Raton, FL 334311528229002
- Kurt Wiese, M.DBoca Raton, FL 334311942383096
- Barry Abrams, M.D.Atlantis, FL 334621104895796
Common questions
What is Christopher D. Cortes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher D. Cortes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316243298, issued on Feb 9, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher D. Cortes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13550 Jog RD, Delray Beach, FL, 33446. Phone: (561) 495-9289. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher D. Cortes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME122227, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher D. Cortes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher D. Cortes, M.D. had 1,171 Medicare Part D claims for 456 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher D. Cortes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.