Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Santa Cruz, CA
Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Santa Cruz, California, and NPI 1013176122, issued on Jun 3, 2008. Check the license (California A98119, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Alberto Cortes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A98119 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 550 Water St, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
- Phone
- (831) 425-0420
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 425-0185
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081218000463); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven Alberto Cortes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A98119Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,510 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium354 claims
- Lisinopril214 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate192 claims
- Metformin Hcl167 claims
- Omeprazole122 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium116 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
- Sutter Bay Medical FoundationWatsonville, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Alberto Cortes among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Steven Alberto Cortes, 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 2008, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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).
114 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Santa Cruz
They are 114 of the 5,138 NPPES records with a practice address in Santa Cruz, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013176122, issued on Jun 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 550 Water St, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. Phone: (831) 425-0420. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A98119, 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 Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Alberto Cortes, M.D. had 3,510 Medicare Part D claims for 310 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.