Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA
Physician Assistant · Edinburg, TX
Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1497081756, issued on Oct 21, 2009. Check the license (Texas PA06521, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Esteban Daniel Cortez
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA06521 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5540 Raphael Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-6683
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2024
- Fax
- (956) 362-6836
- Medicaid ID
- 290353603 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000374); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Esteban Daniel 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 PA06521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
230 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam65 claims
- Celecoxib22 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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): 82.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Houston Carenow Urgent Care PLLCMagnolia, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Esteban Daniel Cortez among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 24% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 24% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
140 physician assistant records list a practice address in Edinburg
They are 140 of the 2,724 NPPES records with a practice address in Edinburg, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA's NPI number?
Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497081756, issued on Oct 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5540 Raphael Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-6683. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA06521, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA had 230 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Esteban Daniel Cortez, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.8 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.