Gary A. Cortese, DPM
Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist · Pottsville, PA
Gary A. Cortese, DPM is a primary podiatric medicine podiatrist with a practice address in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497759336, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania SC002264L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary A. Cortese
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist 213EP1101X
- License number
- SC002264L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1626 Mount Hope Ave, Pottsville, PA 17901
- Phone
- (570) 622-2230
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (570) 622-5724
- Medicaid ID
- 0012668300003 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100325000951); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest primary podiatric medicine podiatrist records → All 68 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Verify Gary A. Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SC002264LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary podiatric medicine podiatrist in 2024
164 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 336 among the 566 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir44 claims
- Ciclopirox18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass17 claims
- Mupirocin13 claims
- Ketoconazole12 claims
- Clotrimazole-Betamethasone11 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: $245.13
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Djo, LLC. The 385 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,997.17 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
- Integrated Medical Group P CPottsville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary A. Cortese among 68 primary podiatric medicine podiatrist records in Pennsylvania
Gary A. Cortese, DPM is one of 68 primary podiatric medicine podiatrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 65% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1997 among the 35 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213EP1101X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 68 primary podiatric medicine podiatrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 68 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pottsville → Primary Podiatric Medicine Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 primary podiatric medicine podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kurt Kovalovich, DPMPine Grove, PA 179631316945496
- Lee Orowitz, D.P.M.Easton, PA 180421609831254
- David Troutman, D.P.M.Williamsport, PA 177011487649299
- Astrid Avis, DPMLancaster, PA 176021639484991
- Pamela Sauer, D.P.MLancaster, PA 176021063617645
- Alan Sclafani, DPMLancaster, PA 176011255339651
- Steven Sopkie, D.P.M.Hazleton, PA 182021134239916
- Carol Latzanich, D.P.M.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011598778029
Common questions
What is Gary A. Cortese, DPM's NPI number?
Gary A. Cortese, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497759336, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary A. Cortese, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1626 Mount Hope Ave, Pottsville, PA, 17901. Phone: (570) 622-2230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary A. Cortese, DPM's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SC002264L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gary A. Cortese, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary A. Cortese, DPM had 164 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among primary podiatric medicine podiatrist prescribers was 336. 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.