Laura M. Cortez, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Harlingen, TX
Laura M. Cortez, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Harlingen, Texas, and NPI 1356768568, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Texas PA08947, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura M. Cortez
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PA08947 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX 78550
- Phone
- (956) 389-6565
- Enumerated
- Mar 25, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Fax
- (956) 389-6567
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141119001854); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura M. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license PA08947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
900 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium56 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl42 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate31 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
- Gabapentin28 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Benchmark Inpatient Services PLLCBrownsville, TX
- Bhs Physicians Network, IncHarlingen, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura M. Cortez among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas
Laura M. Cortez, PA-C is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 40% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
65 physician assistant records list a practice address in Harlingen
They are 65 of the 2,419 NPPES records with a practice address in Harlingen, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Laura M. Cortez, PA-C's NPI number?
Laura M. Cortez, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356768568, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura M. Cortez, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2101 Pease St, Harlingen, TX, 78550. Phone: (956) 389-6565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura M. Cortez, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number PA08947, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura M. Cortez, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura M. Cortez, PA-C had 900 Medicare Part D claims for 191 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.