Joseph E. Cortez, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Munster, IN
Joseph E. Cortez, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Munster, Indiana, and NPI 1053381103, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 1053201, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph E. Cortez
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 1053201 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321
- Phone
- (219) 836-7049
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph E. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 1053201Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
312 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 71 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Ondansetron Odt26 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim21 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Prednisone16 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.
Joseph E. Cortez among 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana
Joseph E. Cortez, MD is one of 1,293 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 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 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 54% 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 Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Munster
They are 21 of the 1,515 NPPES records with a practice address in Munster, and 1,293 emergency medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph E. Cortez, MD's NPI number?
Joseph E. Cortez, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053381103, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph E. Cortez, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN, 46321. Phone: (219) 836-7049. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph E. Cortez, MD's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 1053201, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph E. Cortez, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph E. Cortez, MD had 312 Medicare Part D claims for 198 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.