Mrs Joan Lee Cortez, MS - Medicare Counselor in Kerrville, TX

Mrs Joan Lee Cortez, MS is a medicare enrolled "Counselor - Professional" provider in Kerrville, Texas. Her current practice location is 500 Thompson Dr, Kerrville, Texas. You can reach out to her office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (830) 257-6553.

Mrs Joan Lee Cortez is licensed to practice in Texas (license number 70764) and she also participates in the medicare program. She does not accept medicare assignments directly but she may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. Her NPI Number is 1356701106.

Contact Information

Mrs Joan Lee Cortez, MS
500 Thompson Dr,
Kerrville, TX 78028-5144
(830) 257-6553
(830) 896-4448

Map and Direction


Healthcare Provider's Profile

Full NameMrs Joan Lee Cortez
GenderFemale
SpecialityCounselor - Professional
Location500 Thompson Dr, Kerrville, Texas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1356701106
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/07/2016
  • Last Update Date: 03/07/2016
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 0446695787
  • Enrollment ID: I20240227001760

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Mrs Joan Lee Cortez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1356701106NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
101YP2500XCounselor - Professional 70764 (Texas)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Mrs Joan Lee Cortez allows following entities to bill medicare on her behalf.
Entity NameHill Country Community Mhmr Center
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1841304201
PECOS PAC ID: 3072599752
Enrollment ID: O20040624001114

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Mrs Joan Lee Cortez is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Mrs Joan Lee Cortez, MS
3131 Medina Hwy,
Kerrville, TX 78028-9868

Ph: (830) 285-4931
Mrs Joan Lee Cortez, MS
500 Thompson Dr,
Kerrville, TX 78028-5144

Ph: (830) 257-6553

Reviews and Comments


Counselor in Kerrville, TX

Dorothy Loreen Brundrett, LPC
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 819 Water St, Suite 300, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-792-3300    Fax: 830-792-5771
Mrs. Sharon N Hoover, LCDC
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 102 Business Dr W, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-367-4667    
Mrs. Barbara J Mcfadden, M ED
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 813 Irene, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-719-6084    
Donny Dean Vanblarium, LCDC-I
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 102 Business Dr W, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-367-4667    Fax: 830-367-4687
Ms. Carrie Christine Blount,
Counselor
Medicare: Medicare Enrolled
Practice Location: 509 Westway Dr, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-928-9999    
Dr. Eric Cardwell, PHD
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 320 Jefferson St, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 830-739-8185    Fax: 830-896-3772
Mrs. Cynthia Dianne Marrs, LPC
Counselor
Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare
Practice Location: 119 Village Dr, Kerrville, TX 78028
Phone: 817-219-1256    

Medicare Program: Medicare is a federal government program which provides health insurance to people who are 65 or older. This program also covers certain younger people with disabilities (who receive Social Security Disability Insurance - SSDI), and people with End-Stage Renal Disease (permanent kidney failure requiring dialysis or a transplant, sometimes called ESRD.

Medicare Assignment: Assignment means that your doctor, provider, or supplier agrees (or is required by law) to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services. Most doctors, providers, and suppliers accept assignment, but you should always check to make sure. Participating providers have signed an agreement to accept assignment for all Medicare-covered services.

NPI Number: The National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique identification number for covered health care providers. The NPI must be used in lieu of legacy provider identifiers in the HIPAA standards transactions. Covered health care providers and all health plans and health care clearinghouses must use the NPIs in the administrative and financial transactions adopted under HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act).

Our Data: Information on www.medicarelist.com is built using data sources published by Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The information disclosed on the NPI Registry are FOIA-disclosable and are required to be disclosed under the FOIA and the eFOIA amendments to the FOIA. There is no way to 'opt out' or 'suppress' the NPPES record data for health care providers with active NPIs.