Dr Jose A Cortes, MD - Medicare Pediatrics in Houston, TX

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Dr Jose A Cortes, MD is a medicare enrolled "Pediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine" physician in Houston, Texas. His current practice location is 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (713) 792-6161.

Dr Jose A Cortes is licensed to practice in Texas (license number L-3944) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1215036124.

Contact Information

Dr Jose A Cortes, MD
1515 Holcombe Blvd,
Houston, TX 77030-4009
(713) 792-6161
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Physician's Profile

Full NameDr Jose A Cortes
GenderMale
SpecialityPediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Location1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, Texas
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1215036124
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 09/21/2006
  • Last Update Date: 01/22/2026
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4880637099
  • Enrollment ID: I20050608000906

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Jose A Cortes such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1215036124NPI-NPPES
153440603MedicaidTX

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
208000000XPediatrics L-3944 (Texas)Secondary
2080P0203XPediatrics - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine L-3944 (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. Dr Jose A Cortes allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePhysicians Referral Service
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073574810
PECOS PAC ID: 7911801410
Enrollment ID: O20031125000953
Entity NameTexas Childrens Physician Group
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1861675506
PECOS PAC ID: 4385722081
Enrollment ID: O20080422000209

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. Dr Jose A Cortes 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
Dr Jose A Cortes, MD
1400 Pressler St,
Houston, TX 77030-3722

Ph: (713) 745-6104		Dr Jose A Cortes, MD
1515 Holcombe Blvd,
Houston, TX 77030-4009

Ph: (713) 792-6161

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