NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Fernando Cortes

Emergency Medicine Physician · Casa Grande, AZ

Fernando Cortes is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Casa Grande, Arizona, and NPI 1992991202, issued on Sep 20, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 45103, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992991202
Name
Fernando Cortes
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
45103 AZ
32263 NE
MD442815 PA
MT191800 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ 85122
Phone
(520) 381-6358
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111031000766); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1800 E Florence Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Irene Aguilera-Barrantes, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1669688719
  2. Rustom Araia, PHARMDPharmacist1013567361
  3. Earl AsantePharmacist1144694266
  4. Virginia Ashe-DicksonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1316773740
  5. David Bearden, RNCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497648117
  6. Chari Belmonte, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1356684757

Verify Fernando Cortes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

131 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 28 claims were for opioids.

  1. Fernando Cortes131
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
  2. Ondansetron Odt22 claims
  3. Cefdinir13 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: $15.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Daiichi Sankyo Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Fernando Cortes$15.88
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

  1. Usacs Emergency Medicine OF Arizona LLCFlorence, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Fernando Cortes among 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona

Fernando Cortes is one of 1,494 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 79% 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 38% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 38% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2014 among the 828 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Arizona

There are 1,494 emergency medicine physician records in Arizona.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Choi, MDCasa Grande, AZ 851221073076063
  2. Lance Dickey, M.D.Casa Grande, AZ 851221578957056
  3. Zachary Edwards, DOCasa Grande, AZ 851221063099216
  4. Comfort Hines, MDCasa Grande, AZ 851221114244118
  5. Nicholas May, DOCasa Grande, AZ 851221134619364
  6. Justin Pattee, D.O.Casa Grande, AZ 851221063708022
  7. Ryan Southworth, DOCasa Grande, AZ 851221386806669
  8. George WarpinskiCasa Grande, AZ 851221770015307

Common questions

What is Fernando Cortes's NPI number?

Fernando Cortes's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992991202, issued on Sep 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Fernando Cortes located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 E Florence Blvd, Casa Grande, AZ, 85122. Phone: (520) 381-6358. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Fernando Cortes's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 45103, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Fernando Cortes prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Fernando Cortes had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.