NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose Cortes, MD

Obstetrics Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Jose Cortes, MD is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1841242047, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico 88-145, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1841242047
Name
Jose Cortes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
License number
88-145 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Pmg OB Hospitalist, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 563-6381
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 14, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(505) 563-6380
Medicaid ID
5066 NM
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060809000241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 1984
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at Pmg OB Hospitalist

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

  1. Carisa Lee, MDHospitalist Physician1497849871

Verify Jose Cortes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13.78

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nobelpharma America, LLC. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Cortes$13.78
  2. Specialty average$826.19

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

  1. Presbyterian Healthcare ServicesAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jose Cortes among 23 obstetrics physician records in New Mexico

Jose Cortes, MD is one of 23 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 30% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 1998 among the 14 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0000X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 23 obstetrics physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Caperton, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061730253477
  2. Christina Chiang, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061982799169
  3. Kelly Drescher, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061003875089
  4. Cesar Hernandez, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061356436539
  5. Kelly Stuart, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061548312929
  6. Krista Wills, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061043304439
  7. Kimberly Archuleta, CNPAlbuquerque, NM 871081811008717
  8. Patricia Bennselsisie, CNMAlbuquerque, NM 871081598859969

Common questions

What is Jose Cortes, MD's NPI number?

Jose Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841242047, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose Cortes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Pmg OB Hospitalist, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 563-6381. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose Cortes, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number 88-145, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Jose Cortes, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.