Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D.
Pediatrics Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1487602728, issued on May 5, 2006. Check the license (Texas K0281, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgar Richard Cortes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
- License number
- K0281 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3435 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX 78411
- Phone
- (361) 855-7346
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 853-9534
- Medicaid ID
- 124131705 TX
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edgar Richard Cortes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K0281Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $535.88
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 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.
Edgar Richard Cortes among 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas
Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D. is one of 5,641 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Texas. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
133 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 133 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 5,641 pediatrics physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487602728, issued on May 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3435 S Alameda St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78411. Phone: (361) 855-7346. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgar Richard Cortes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K0281, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.