NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sonia Esther Cortez, MS

Professional Counselor · El Paso, TX

Sonia Esther Cortez, MS is a professional counselor with a practice address in El Paso, Texas, and NPI 1275934408, issued on Sep 8, 2014. Check the license (Texas 70184, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275934408
Name
Sonia Esther Cortez
Credential
MS
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
70184 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7722 North Loop, Suite 5, El Paso, TX 79915
Phone
(915) 782-4023
Enumerated
Sep 8, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 8, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(915) 781-1341
Medicaid ID
125968105 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231128000844); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. EL Paso Community MhmrEl Paso, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Sonia Esther Cortez among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Sonia Esther Cortez, MS is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 32% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

471 professional counselor records list a practice address in El Paso

They are 471 of the 11,091 NPPES records with a practice address in El Paso, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas.

The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Belinda Acuna, LPCEl Paso, TX 799151215706502
  2. Sandra Alvarez-Galvan, LPCEl Paso, TX 799151740856004
  3. Shela Carter, LPC,LCDC, CARTEl Paso, TX 799151851763296
  4. Sindi Elorreaga, LPCEl Paso, TX 799151487945341
  5. Carolina Gonzalez, LPC, LCDCEl Paso, TX 799151043528862
  6. Joselyn Guerry, LPEl Paso, TX 799151528131539
  7. Daniely GutierrezEl Paso, TX 799151497440374
  8. Renee MerazEl Paso, TX 799151457815078

Common questions

What is Sonia Esther Cortez, MS's NPI number?

Sonia Esther Cortez, MS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275934408, issued on Sep 8, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sonia Esther Cortez, MS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7722 North Loop, Suite 5, El Paso, TX, 79915. Phone: (915) 782-4023. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sonia Esther Cortez, MS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 70184, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.