Santos Cortez, DDS
Pediatric Dentistry · Long Beach, CA
Santos Cortez, DDS is a pediatric dentistry with a practice address in Long Beach, California, and NPI 1659401842, issued on Mar 6, 2007. Check the license (California 25498, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Santos Cortez
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Dentistry 1223P0221X
- License number
- 25498 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3320 N Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA 90808
- Phone
- (562) 377-1375
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (562) 377-1353
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Santos Cortez in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 25498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric dentistry in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 30 among the 274 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate12 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.
Santos Cortez among 1,339 pediatric dentistry records in California
Santos Cortez, DDS is one of 1,339 pediatric dentistry records with a practice address in California. 24% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 22% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 22% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 24% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0221X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Dentistry providers in California
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The 8 pediatric dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gabriela Cervantes, DDSLong Beach, CA 908081205082708
- Carolyn Chow, DDSLong Beach, CA 908081629656822
- Cha Hur, D.D.S.Long Beach, CA 908081740547264
- Kereem Husain, D.D.SLong Beach, CA 908081750728937
- Estela Sanchez, DDSLong Beach, CA 908081952431132
- Chi Lok Tiffany Chan, DDSLong Beach, CA 908061205401866
- Afsaneh Matin, DDSLong Beach, CA 908061609901305
- Chris Mayeda, DDSLong Beach, CA 908061528020971
Common questions
What is Santos Cortez, DDS's NPI number?
Santos Cortez, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659401842, issued on Mar 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Santos Cortez, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3320 N Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach, CA, 90808. Phone: (562) 377-1375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Santos Cortez, DDS's license?
NPPES lists California license number 25498, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Santos Cortez, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Santos Cortez, DDS had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric dentistry prescribers was 30. 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.