Joshua Ortego
Dermatology Physician · Gautier, MS
Joshua Ortego is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Gautier, Mississippi, and NPI 1518420827, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Mississippi T4111, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Ortego
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- T4111 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6510 Highway 90 Ste C, Gautier, MS 39553
- Phone
- (228) 372-8559
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 6, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230628003423); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Joshua Ortego in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license T4111Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,146 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole178 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate163 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide112 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate85 claims
- Fluorouracil58 claims
- Hydrocortisone57 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: $2,208.26
113 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Skin IN The Game, PLLCGautier, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 89 dermatology physician records in Mississippi.
Other dermatology physician records in Mississippi
- John Albrecht, MDJackson, MS1235706128
- Anna Asher, M.D.Flowood, MS1497767545
- Hannah BadonPetal, MS1215556048
- Patrick Boler, M.D.Clinton, MS1225390719
- Gary Bolton, M. D.Ridgeland, MS1972620797
- James Brock, M.D.McComb, MS1912036823
- Robert Brodell, M.D.Jackson, MS1598765943
- John Burk, MDTupelo, MS1518991033
- Robert BurrowFlowood, MS1972181196
- Adam Byrd, M.D.Louisville, MS1689969735
Common questions
What is Joshua Ortego's NPI number?
Joshua Ortego's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518420827, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Ortego located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6510 Highway 90 Ste C, Gautier, MS, 39553. Phone: (228) 372-8559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Ortego's license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number T4111, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Ortego prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Ortego had 1,146 Medicare Part D claims for 384 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.