NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Javier Elias Cortinas, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Edinburg, TX

Javier Elias Cortinas, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1588663710, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas J2939, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas 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
1588663710
Name
Javier Elias Cortinas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
J2939 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5501 S Mccoll RD, Edinburg, TX 78539
Phone
(956) 969-8969
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(956) 973-9479
Medicaid ID
137381316 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5501 S Mccoll RD

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

  1. Mohammed Abu-Deiab, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184017337
  2. Jonathan Afari, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629822945
  3. Aileen Aguilar, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205396405
  4. Ruben Aguilera, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1639887482
  5. Adetutu Akinyode, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1669274742
  6. Ans Albustamy, MDInternal Medicine Physician1831713445

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

113 Medicare Part D claims for 95 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Javier Cortinas113
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl12 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: $161.97

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. 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. Javier Cortinas$161.97
  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.

Javier Elias Cortinas among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Javier Elias Cortinas, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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, 94% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 Texas 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 Texas

There are 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luis Bernuy Pantoja, MDEdinburg, TX 785391942986245
  2. Paul Dominici, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391770787699
  3. German Esquivel-Vanegas, MDEdinburg, TX 785391225272453
  4. Maxwell Falkoff, M.D.Edinburg, TX 785391740542398
  5. Abdul Rub Hakim Mohammed, MDEdinburg, TX 785391992499537
  6. Michael Heichen, MDEdinburg, TX 785391124048483
  7. Ever Roa, MDEdinburg, TX 785391831881564
  8. Andre Roman, MDEdinburg, TX 785391871284745

Common questions

What is Javier Elias Cortinas, MD's NPI number?

Javier Elias Cortinas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588663710, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Javier Elias Cortinas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5501 S Mccoll RD, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 969-8969. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Javier Elias Cortinas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J2939, 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.

How much does Javier Elias Cortinas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Javier Elias Cortinas, MD had 113 Medicare Part D claims for 95 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.