Christopher J. Cortez
Surgical Physician Assistant · Madera, CA
Christopher J. Cortez is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Madera, California, and NPI 1255751434, issued on Apr 26, 2014. Check the license (California PA51560, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Cortez
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- PA51560 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 344 E 6TH St, Madera, CA 93638
- Phone
- (518) 926-9516
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2023
- Fax
- (559) 675-5224
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher J. 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 PA51560Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
451 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin59 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim43 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Prednisone33 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass28 claims
- Paxlovid26 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.
Christopher J. Cortez among 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California
Christopher J. Cortez is one of 1,075 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 1,075 surgical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Hudson, P.A.Madera, CA 936381700947561
- Melissa Duerr, PA, MPHMadera, CA 936361790018505
- Thomas Graham, PA-CMadera, CA 936361407927601
- Jessica Watson, PA-CMadera, CA 936361760064349
- Katherine Austin, PAKingsburg, CA 936311184722837
- Manpreet Athwal, PA-CReedley, CA 936541346752946
- Thomas Auerbach, PA-CClovis, CA 936111689291700
- Lindsay BrushClovis, CA 936111356938617
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Cortez's NPI number?
Christopher J. Cortez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255751434, issued on Apr 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Cortez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 344 E 6TH St, Madera, CA, 93638. Phone: (518) 926-9516. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Cortez's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA51560, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher J. Cortez prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Cortez had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.