NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jose A. Cortes, M.D.

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · Houston, TX

Jose A. Cortes, M.D. is a pediatric critical care medicine physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1215036124, issued on Sep 21, 2006. Check the license (Texas L-3944, 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
1215036124
Name
Jose A. Cortes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician 2080P0203X
License number
L-3944 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030
Phone
(713) 792-6161
Enumerated
Sep 21, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 22, 2026
Medicaid ID
153440603 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 1515 Holcombe Blvd

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

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  2. Linda Abad, PA-CPhysician Assistant1063928240
  3. Cynthia Abarado, RN, GNPGerontology Nurse Practitioner1851471049
  4. Hussein Abbas, MD, PHDInternal Medicine Physician1609220532
  5. James Abbruzzese, M.D.Medical Oncology Physician1134233224
  6. Karim Abdeldaem, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1558056200

Verify Jose A. Cortes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas 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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Industry payments in 2024: $28.20

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was ViiV Healthcare Company. The 414 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,291.66 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jose Cortes$28.20
  2. Specialty average$1,291.66

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Jose A. Cortes among 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Texas

Jose A. Cortes, M.D. is one of 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 39% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0203X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician providers in Texas

There are 373 pediatric critical care medicine physician records in Texas.

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The 8 pediatric critical care medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kenneth Brady, M.D.Houston, TX 770301720170665
  2. Paul Checchia, MDHouston, TX 770301902822125
  3. Beatrize Cua, M.D.Houston, TX 770301780625566
  4. Alan Fields, M.D.Houston, TX 770301538253414
  5. Ikram Haque, MDHouston, TX 770301609897396
  6. Mary Mariscalco, MDHouston, TX 770301174603575
  7. Matthew Musick, MDHouston, TX 770301013018936
  8. Regina Okhuysen-Cawley, MDHouston, TX 770301275623837

Common questions

What is Jose A. Cortes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jose A. Cortes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215036124, issued on Sep 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jose A. Cortes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX, 77030. Phone: (713) 792-6161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jose A. Cortes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L-3944, 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.

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.

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