Michael J. Cortez, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Michael J. Cortez, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1992887970, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (California G69679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Cortez
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G69679 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 S San Pedro St Ste 302, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone
- (213) 680-0355
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2023
- Fax
- (323) 980-4848
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100305000047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 200 S San Pedro St Ste 302
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael J. Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G69679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
455 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium28 claims
- Furosemide25 claims
- Losartan Potassium23 claims
- Gabapentin15 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate15 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate14 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
- Vitas Health Services OF California IncCovina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Cortez among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Michael J. Cortez, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
829 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Los Angeles
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Common questions
What is Michael J. Cortez, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael J. Cortez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992887970, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Cortez, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 S San Pedro St Ste 302, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. Phone: (213) 680-0355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael J. Cortez, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G69679, 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 Michael J. Cortez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Cortez, M.D. had 455 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.