Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D.
Legal Medicine · Kailua Kona, HI
Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D. is a legal medicine with a practice address in Kailua Kona, Hawaii, and NPI 1497845937, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license (Hawaii 5554, as entered in NPPES) with the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonardo Acosta Cortez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Legal Medicine 173000000X
- License number
- 5554 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 76-6225 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI 96740
- Phone
- (808) 326-1944
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (808) 326-1584
- Medicaid ID
- 02116301 HI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060112000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Hawaii John A. Burns School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonardo Acosta Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Hawaii board licenses this profession
Search for license 5554Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average legal medicine in 2024
5,412 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,531 among the 246 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 356 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate310 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium274 claims
- Losartan Potassium180 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen164 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate164 claims
- Allopurinol133 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: $457.13
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,618.84 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.
Leonardo Acosta Cortez among 10 legal medicine records in Hawaii
Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D. is one of 10 legal medicine records with a practice address in Hawaii. 40% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 40% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 80% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 173000000X and a Hawaii practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Legal Medicine providers in Hawaii
There are 10 legal medicine records in Hawaii.
All 10 in Hawaii → Every provider in Kailua Kona → Legal Medicine nationwide →
The 8 legal medicine records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Allan Nathan, M.D.Kahului, HI 967321649453929
- Harry Ashe, M.D.Kahuku, HI 967311801940879
- Hwa Sun Peterson, RNKahuku, HI 967311700254745
- Marcus Griffin, M.D.Kihei, HI 967531780774174
- Kathleen Ohara, M.D.Hilo, HI 967201457413544
- Irving Brown, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931417990607
- Patricia Podach, M.D.Wailuku, HI 967931275683641
- Ira Zunin, M.D., M.P.H.Honolulu, HI 968131952437279
Common questions
What is Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497845937, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 76-6225 Kuakini Hwy, Kailua Kona, HI, 96740. Phone: (808) 326-1944. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Hawaii license number 5554, as entered by the provider. Search the Hawaii board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonardo Acosta Cortez, M.D. had 5,412 Medicare Part D claims for 316 beneficiaries; the average among legal medicine prescribers was 2,531. 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.