Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Sacramento, CA
Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1336414309, issued on Mar 9, 2012. Check the license (California A120134, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Cortez
- Credential
- MD, PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License numbers
- A120134 CA
63794 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA 95817
- Phone
- (916) 734-4572
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210823002111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois Medical College, 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A120134Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric cardiology physician in 2024
104 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 74 among the 518 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide19 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Sotalol14 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: $16,168.87
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Cortez among 363 pediatric cardiology physician records in California
Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD is one of 363 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in California. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 164 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in California
There are 363 pediatric cardiology physician records in California.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Frank Ing, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171528153756
- Anita Moon-Grady, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171437139060
- Lakshmi Nagaraju, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171316179336
- Jeanny Park, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171023090206
- Mark Parrish, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958171588640247
Common questions
What is Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD's NPI number?
Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336414309, issued on Mar 9, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2516 Stockton Blvd, Sacramento, CA, 95817. Phone: (916) 734-4572. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A120134, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Cortez, MD, PHD had 104 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among pediatric cardiology physician prescribers was 74. 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.