Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Omaha, NE
Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Omaha, Nebraska, and NPI 1245676626, issued on May 13, 2013. Check the license (Nebraska 31784, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 31784 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Emile @ 42ND St, Omaha, NE 68198
- Phone
- (402) 559-4015
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190702003087); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Emile @ 42ND St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anum Abbas, MBBSInfectious Disease Physician1902214083
- Andrew AhrendtMental Health Counselor1083136972
- Zaid Al-Kadhimi, MDHematology (Internal Medicine) Physician1336150713
- Nathan Anderson, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1598028656
- Kurt Andree, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629609607
- Derrick Antoniak, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1972864114
Verify Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 31784Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil30 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim22 claims
- Ceftriaxone13 claims
- Amoxicillin12 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl12 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
- Unmc PhysiciansOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield among 62 infectious disease physician records in Nebraska
Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D. is one of 62 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 48 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 62 infectious disease physician records in Nebraska.
All 62 in Nebraska → Every provider in Omaha → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Muhammad Ashraf, MDOmaha, NE 681981891979183
- Sara Bares, M.D.Omaha, NE 681981174780126
- Daniel Brailita, MDOmaha, NE 681981124220801
- David Brett-Major, M.D., M.P.HOmaha, NE 681981740254408
- Alison Freifeld, MDOmaha, NE 681981407804271
- Howard Gendelman, MDOmaha, NE 681981154379410
- Angela Hewlett, M.D., M.S.Omaha, NE 681981598824146
- Andre Kalil, MDOmaha, NE 681981265480750
Common questions
What is Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245676626, issued on May 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Emile @ 42ND St, Omaha, NE, 68198. Phone: (402) 559-4015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 31784, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolas W. Cortes-Penfield, M.D. had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.