NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vicente Cortes, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · West Reading, PA

Vicente Cortes, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in West Reading, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144220682, issued on Jul 27, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD423741, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144220682
Name
Vicente Cortes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License number
MD423741 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6TH Avenue And Spruce Street, West Reading, PA 19611
Phone
(484) 628-4888
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 14, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(484) 628-4880
Medicaid IDs
3810011017 WV
0836028 OH
1010951730001 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040902000400); 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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Also registered at 6TH Avenue And Spruce Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Monisha Bindra, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1467668483
  2. Christopher Bourque, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851551691
  3. James Burleigh, DOHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1689963373
  4. Brian Chwiecko, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1457738700
  5. Martha Connolly, LCSWClinical Social Worker1386904381
  6. David Geyer, MDAnesthesiology Physician1639131758

Verify Vicente Cortes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical critical care physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 64 among the 606 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Vicente Cortes19
  2. Specialty average64

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: $79.61

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Prytime Medical Devices, Inc. The 1,092 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,183.62 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Vicente Cortes$79.61
  2. Specialty average$2,183.62

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

  1. Tower Health Medical GroupWyomissing, PA

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

Vicente Cortes among 150 surgical critical care physician records in Pennsylvania

Vicente Cortes, MD is one of 150 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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 2086S0102X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 150 surgical critical care physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Butts, PH.D., D.OWest Reading, PA 196111609137348
  2. Christopher McLaughlin, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401497287593
  3. Gazi Rashid, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401427519495
  4. Adam Reese, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401841723616
  5. Carrie Sims, MD, PHDPhiladelphia, PA 191401720044639
  6. Christina Wohler, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401104402122
  7. Richard Greenberg, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191151962513564
  8. Lisa Jablon, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191151023110152

Common questions

What is Vicente Cortes, MD's NPI number?

Vicente Cortes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144220682, issued on Jul 27, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vicente Cortes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6TH Avenue And Spruce Street, West Reading, PA, 19611. Phone: (484) 628-4888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vicente Cortes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD423741, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Vicente Cortes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vicente Cortes, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgical critical care physician prescribers was 64. 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.