Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino
Internal Medicine Physician · Salinas, CA
Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1659951341, issued on Apr 8, 2021. Check the license (California A198501, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- A198501 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA 93906
- Phone
- (831) 769-8640
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 13-3971298 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241105004104); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1441 Constitution Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A198501Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
604 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Gabapentin25 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 claims
- Omeprazole20 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate18 claims
- Carvedilol17 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 one group practice
- County OF MontereySalinas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino among 17,696 internal medicine physician records in California
Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino is one of 17,696 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 11,065 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino's NPI number?
Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659951341, issued on Apr 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1441 Constitution Blvd, Salinas, CA, 93906. Phone: (831) 769-8640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino's license?
NPPES lists California license number A198501, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leora Tricia Cortez Aquino had 604 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.