Frank B. Cortazar, MD
Nephrology Physician · Albany, NY
Frank B. Cortazar, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1699060368, issued on Jun 10, 2011. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank B. Cortazar
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- 263454 MA
L-247623 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 62 Hackett Blvd, Albany, NY 12209
- Phone
- (518) 434-2244
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 434-4659
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190515000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 1,049 in New York → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 62 Hackett Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Paul AniGerontology Nurse Practitioner1740023191
- Cheryl Burack, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1013977123
- Kendra Bushart, FNP-BCFamily Medicine Physician1033008651
- Patricia Carmel, N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1821082967
- Vincent Carsillo, D.O.Nephrology Physician1467444208
- Jorge Cerda, M.D.Nephrology Physician1730181413
Verify Frank B. Cortazar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate114 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 claims
- Farxiga95 claims
- Famotidine88 claims
- Prednisone75 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide73 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $92,409.71
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- New York Nephrology And Dialysis Access Surgery, P.C.Albany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank B. Cortazar among 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York
Frank B. Cortazar, MD is one of 1,049 nephrology physician records with a practice address in New York. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1999 among the 764 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,049 nephrology physician records in New York.
All 1,049 in New York → Every provider in Albany → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vincent Carsillo, D.O.Albany, NY 122091467444208
- Jorge Cerda, M.D.Albany, NY 122091730181413
- Rahim Dhanani, MDAlbany, NY 122091346291655
- James Horn, M.D.Albany, NY 122091922000611
- Mohammed Monzur, M.D.Albany, NY 122091063404234
- Emmanuelle Cordero Torres, MDAlbany, NY 122081003207978
- Paul Der Mesropian, D.O.Albany, NY 122081912141979
- George Eisele, M.D.Albany, NY 122081285626473
Common questions
What is Frank B. Cortazar, MD's NPI number?
Frank B. Cortazar, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699060368, issued on Jun 10, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank B. Cortazar, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 62 Hackett Blvd, Albany, NY, 12209. Phone: (518) 434-2244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank B. Cortazar, MD's license?
Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank B. Cortazar, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank B. Cortazar, MD had 1,568 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank B. Cortazar, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.