James Cortese, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Scranton, PA
James Cortese, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1831759349, issued on Jun 17, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD479382, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Cortese
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD479382 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 S Washington Ave Ste 1000, Scranton, PA 18505
- Phone
- (570) 343-2383
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2019
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221215001789); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD479382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium109 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate71 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium67 claims
- Trazodone Hcl46 claims
- Metformin Hcl43 claims
- Buprenorphine-Naloxone41 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: $81.01
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- The Wright Center Medical GroupHawley, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Cortese among 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
James Cortese, MD is one of 7,300 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2008 among the 4,208 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
129 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Scranton
They are 129 of the 2,695 NPPES records with a practice address in Scranton, and 7,300 internal medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is James Cortese, MD's NPI number?
James Cortese, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831759349, issued on Jun 17, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Cortese, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 S Washington Ave Ste 1000, Scranton, PA, 18505. Phone: (570) 343-2383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Cortese, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD479382, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Cortese, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Cortese, MD had 1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.