Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER
Nurse Practitioner · Houston, TX
Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1083905665, issued on Apr 29, 2011. Check the license (Texas 697661, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elias Z. Cortez
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 697661 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17202 Red Oak, Houston, TX 77090
- Phone
- (281) 440-9500
- Enumerated
- Apr 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 440-9503
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Elias Z. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 697661Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
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Common questions
What is Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083905665, issued on Apr 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17202 Red Oak, Houston, TX, 77090. Phone: (281) 440-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 697661, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elias Z. Cortez, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 35 Medicare Part D claims; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.