Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA
Physician Assistant · Monterey, CA
Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1174252548, issued on Jun 9, 2022. Check the license (California 62213, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Richard Cortese
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 62213 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Upper Ragsdale Dr Bldg A, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone
- (831) 333-3040
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2023
- Fax
- (831) 886-3639
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230329002803); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Richard Cortese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 62213Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
555 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate34 claims
- Gabapentin22 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass20 claims
- Azithromycin18 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: $150.01
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bioventus LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 one group practice
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationLos Gatos, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas Richard Cortese among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 physician assistant records list a practice address in Monterey
They are 45 of the 1,945 NPPES records with a practice address in Monterey, and 14,451 physician assistant records in California.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA's NPI number?
Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174252548, issued on Jun 9, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Upper Ragsdale Dr Bldg A, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 333-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA's license?
NPPES lists California license number 62213, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Richard Cortese, PA had 555 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.