Deborah A. Cortese, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Albuquerque, NM
Deborah A. Cortese, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1457470940, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (New Mexico NM85006, as entered in NPPES) with the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Deborah A. Cortese
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- NM85006 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 801 Encino PL NE, Albuquerque, NM 87102
- Phone
- (615) 778-4066
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 01786342 NM
53938577 NM
46650024 NM
51305879 NM - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 801 Encino PL NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lesly AguirreCommunity Health Worker1043107675
- Camelia Al-Hammadi, BSCase Manager/Care Coordinator1073905238
- Kelsea Aragon, PHARMDPharmacist1275042137
- Curtis Boyd, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851313928
- Maria Calix-Garcia, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORCommunity Health Worker1396632907
- Tracy Carlson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649512542
Verify Deborah A. Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Mexico board licenses this profession
Search for license NM85006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin37 claims
- Prednisone31 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Deborah A. Cortese among 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico
Deborah A. Cortese, P.A. is one of 847 physician assistant records with a practice address in New Mexico. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 21% of these records are older, 72% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
494 physician assistant records list a practice address in Albuquerque
They are 494 of the 24,162 NPPES records with a practice address in Albuquerque, and 847 physician assistant records in New Mexico.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christina Doucette, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021114903499
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- Sandra Gilbert-Lord, MS, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021578674354
- Vicki Hand, P.A.Albuquerque, NM 871021417076811
- Kathy L Johnson, LPACAlbuquerque, NM 871021194732131
- Lisa Montoya, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021598944274
- Laura Morales, PAAlbuquerque, NM 871021255304333
- Carmella Nogar, PA-CAlbuquerque, NM 871021952593584
Common questions
What is Deborah A. Cortese, P.A.'s NPI number?
Deborah A. Cortese, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457470940, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Deborah A. Cortese, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 801 Encino PL NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87102. Phone: (615) 778-4066. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Deborah A. Cortese, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number NM85006, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Deborah A. Cortese, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Deborah A. Cortese, P.A. had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 141 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Deborah A. Cortese, P.A.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.