Michael J. Cortese, OD
Optometrist · Slingerlands, NY
Michael J. Cortese, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Slingerlands, New York, and NPI 1508947268, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (New York 004035, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Cortese
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 004035 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands, NY 12159
- Phone
- (518) 598-0202
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 598-1454
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080513000269); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York - State College Optometry, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9 Vista Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Milanka Stevanovic, MDCornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician1063090066
Verify Michael J. Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 004035Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
233 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone30 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate26 claims
- Latanoprost24 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 claims
- Cyclosporine15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,101.37
42 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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 3 group practices
- Capital Region Eye Specialist And Surgeon PLLCSlingerlands, NY
- New York Optometry Professional PLLCLatham, NY
- Robco Optometry Enterprises, LLCLatham, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Cortese among 3,535 optometrist records in New York
Michael J. Cortese, OD is one of 3,535 optometrist records with a practice address in New York. 65% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2008 among the 1,667 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Slingerlands
They are 4 of the 190 NPPES records with a practice address in Slingerlands, and 3,535 optometrist records in New York.
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- Julie Ann Bonanni, ODSlingerlands, NY 121591861456618
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- Missy Blowers, O.D.Selkirk, NY 121581720018872
- Robert Connelly, O.D.Stamford, NY 121671922162148
- Ali Khoja, ODRensselaer, NY 121441679184873
- Jerry Piccione, O.D.Rensselaer, NY 121441386785814
- Michael Schroedl, O.D.Ravena, NY 121431740285840
Common questions
What is Michael J. Cortese, OD's NPI number?
Michael J. Cortese, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508947268, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Cortese, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands, NY, 12159. Phone: (518) 598-0202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Cortese, OD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 004035, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael J. Cortese, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Cortese, OD had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael J. Cortese, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.