Jose Antonio Cortes, MD
General Practice Physician · Utuado, PR
Jose Antonio Cortes, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Utuado, Puerto Rico, and NPI 1790443729, issued on Dec 7, 2021. Check the license (Puerto Rico 22905, as entered in NPPES) with the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Antonio Cortes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- 22905 PR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 80 Calle Nuevo Londres, Utuado, PR 00641
- Phone
- (787) 894-8492
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221028000171); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest general practice physician records → All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 80 Calle Nuevo Londres
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jose Cortes Santiago, M.DGeneral Practice Physician1003993536
Verify Jose Antonio Cortes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Puerto Rico board licenses this profession
Search for license 22905Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,839 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Simvastatin154 claims
- Metformin Hcl148 claims
- Gabapentin124 claims
- Lisinopril109 claims
- Omeprazole106 claims
- Baclofen102 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: $15.05
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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
- Salud Integral EN LA Montana IncBarranquitas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jose Antonio Cortes among 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
Jose Antonio Cortes, MD is one of 4,170 general practice physician records with a practice address in Puerto Rico. 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 2021, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 29% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 1,228 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Puerto Rico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 general practice physician records list a practice address in Utuado
They are 25 of the 167 NPPES records with a practice address in Utuado, and 4,170 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 4,170 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Utuado → General Practice Physician nationwide →
The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Astrid Arce Ramos, M.D.Utuado, PR 006411811108459
- Carlos Benitez Rios, M.D.Utuado, PR 006411932124930
- Jose Cortes Santiago, M.DUtuado, PR 006411003993536
- Maria Cuautli Rodriguez, MDUtuado, PR 006411629002134
- Rafael Delvalle Torres, M.D.Utuado, PR 006411619936291
- Wilfrido Girona-Rivera, M.D.Utuado, PR 006411326117557
- Orvil Martinez, MDUtuado, PR 006411861649709
- Tomas Narvaez, 16,771Utuado, PR 006411932328184
Common questions
What is Jose Antonio Cortes, MD's NPI number?
Jose Antonio Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790443729, issued on Dec 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Antonio Cortes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 80 Calle Nuevo Londres, Utuado, PR, 00641. Phone: (787) 894-8492. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Antonio Cortes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Puerto Rico license number 22905, as entered by the provider. Search the Puerto Rico board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Jose Antonio Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Antonio Cortes, MD had 2,839 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.