Jose Cortes, MD
General Practice Physician · Utuado, PR
Jose 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 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
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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 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
4% 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 2,957 among the 8,605 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc.. The 4,601 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,297.26 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Salud Integral EN LA Montana IncBarranquitas, PR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
24 general practice physician records list a Utuado practice address
They are 24 of the 167 NPPES records with a Utuado practice address, and 3,970 general practice physician records in Puerto Rico.
All 24 in Utuado → All 3,970 in Puerto Rico → Every provider in Utuado →
Other general practice physician records in Puerto Rico
- Veronica Abraham, MDBayamon, PR1881204089
- Manuel Abraham Gonzalez, M.D.San Juan, PR1811297534
- Jennifer Abraham Vega, MDSan Juan, PR1366030595
- Jose M. Abreu Guzman, M.D.Manati, PR1982745816
- Steven Abreu Reyes, M.D.Las Piedras, PR1801146667
- Ibrahim Abu-Usbaabdel-FattahAibonito, PR1285851758
- Nidal Abukhalil Rashid, MDHatillo, PR1760435226
- Adrian Acevedo, M.D.Santa Isabel, PR1518173624
- Angel Acevedo, MDSan Juan, PR1689663817
- Angelic AcevedoVega Alta, PR1386723518
Common questions
What is Jose Cortes, MD's NPI number?
Jose 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 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 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 Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Cortes, MD had 2,839 Medicare Part D claims for 180 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 2,957. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.