Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM
Podiatrist · Simi Valley, CA
Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Simi Valley, California, and NPI 1033168877, issued on May 9, 2006. Check the license (California E3956, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Michael Cortez
- Credential
- DPM
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- E3956 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2443 Pocomoke CT, Simi Valley, CA 93065
- Phone
- (805) 522-9779
- Enumerated
- May 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (866) 528-1083
- Medicaid ID
- 000E39560 CA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Michael Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license E3956Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Joseph Michael Cortez among 1,023 podiatrist records in California
Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM is one of 1,023 podiatrist records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2020 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in California
There are 1,023 podiatrist records in California.
All 1,023 in California → Every provider in Simi Valley → Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Kwan, DPMSimi Valley, CA 930651710097191
- Jerald Somdahl, D.P.M.Santa Paula, CA 930601568434272
- Howard Fox, DPM BBMS BAOxnard, CA 930361225158421
- Nasim Kalhor, DPMOxnard, CA 930361396708772
- Bruce Olson, DPMOxnard, CA 930331225020472
- Lauren Le, D.P.M.Oxnard, CA 930301851329239
- Clive Salmon, D.P.M.Oxnard, CA 930301649358102
- Andrew Samuels, D.P.M.Oxnard, CA 930301558325563
Common questions
What is Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM's NPI number?
Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033168877, issued on May 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2443 Pocomoke CT, Simi Valley, CA, 93065. Phone: (805) 522-9779. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM's license?
NPPES lists California license number E3956, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Michael Cortez, DPM's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.