Michael Cortese, OD
Optometrist · Slingerlands, NY
Michael Cortese, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Slingerlands, New York, and NPI 1508947268, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Cortese
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- Practice location
- 9 Vista Blvd, Slingerlands, NY 12159
- Phone
- (518) 598-0202
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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 Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this professionCheck 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 279 among the 32,314 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.. The 33,561 providers of this specialty with any payment received $749.79 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Capital Region Eye Specialist And Surgeon PLLCSlingerlands, NY
- New York Optometry Professional PLLCLatham, NY
- Robco Optometry Enterprises, LLCLatham, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
4 optometrist records list a Slingerlands practice address
They are 4 of the 190 NPPES records with a Slingerlands practice address, and 3,490 optometrist records in New York.
All 4 in Slingerlands → All 3,490 in New York → Every provider in Slingerlands →
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- Mirjeta Abazaga, O.D.Syracuse, NY1518344365
- Syeda Abbas, ODWhite Plains, NY1043724263
- Thomas Abbott, O.D.Horseheads, NY1619176492
- Elias Abboud, O.D.Syracuse, NY1043291222
- Nouralison Abdella, ODNew York, NY1487403614
- Susan Abdenour Young, O.D.Brooklyn, NY1225260706
- Hilla Abel, ODNew York, NY1972696615
- Elana Abilevitz, ODNew York, NY1790947372
Common questions
What is Michael Cortese, OD's NPI number?
Michael 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 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 Cortese, OD's license?
Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Cortese, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Cortese, OD had 233 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 279. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Cortese, OD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.