James V. Cortez
Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Laredo, TX
James V. Cortez is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Laredo, Texas, and NPI 1417290511, issued on Mar 27, 2013. Check the license (Texas R6592, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James V. Cortez
- Primary taxonomy
- Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
- License number
- R6592 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 East Saunders St., Laredo, TX 78041
- Phone
- (956) 796-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180626003203); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James V. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R6592Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Deliverrad PLLCLaredo, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James V. Cortez among 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas
James V. Cortez is one of 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 2,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 3,124 diagnostic radiology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Anguiano, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411346348471
- Kenneth Lazofson, MDLaredo, TX 780411912961590
- Salah Rafati, M.D.Laredo, TX 780411629092267
- Guillermo Salinas, MDLaredo, TX 780411437114162
- Dinesh Sundarakumar, MDLardo, TX 780411417235714
- Patrick Valls, MDLaredo, TX 780411932163714
- Victor Cruz, MDLaredo, TX 780451710957584
- Tomas Garcia, MDLaredo, TX 780451770665531
Common questions
What is James V. Cortez's NPI number?
James V. Cortez's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417290511, issued on Mar 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James V. Cortez located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 East Saunders St., Laredo, TX, 78041. Phone: (956) 796-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James V. Cortez's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R6592, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is James V. Cortez'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.