Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD in Munster, IN - Medicare Emergency Medicine

Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD is a medicare enrolled "Emergency Medicine" physician in Munster, Indiana. His current practice location is 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, Indiana. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (219) 836-7049.

Dr Joseph E Cortez is licensed to practice in Indiana (license number 1053201) 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 1053381103.

Contact Information

	Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD
	901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321-2901
	(219) 836-7049
	Not Available

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Physician's Profile

Full Name	Dr Joseph E Cortez
Gender	Male
Speciality	Emergency Medicine
Location	901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, Indiana
Accepts Medicare Assignments	Medicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.

NPI Data:

NPI Number: 1053381103
Provider Enumeration Date: 01/23/2006
Last Update Date: 07/08/2007

Medicare PECOS Information:

PECOS PAC ID: 1658408992
Enrollment ID: I20101027000855

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Dr Joseph E Cortez such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
1053381103	NPI	-	NPPES
000000278481	Other	IN	ANTHEM BCBS
90001082	Other	IL	IL BCBS

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

Taxonomy	Type	License (State)	Status
207P00000X	Emergency Medicine	1053201 (Indiana)	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 Joseph E Cortez allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.

Entity Name	Em Strategies Ltd
Entity Type	Part B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity Identifiers	NPI Number: 1679791834 PECOS PAC ID: 6103925920 Enrollment ID: O20070620000148

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 Joseph E 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 Address	Practice Location Address
Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD Po Box 869359, Plano, TX 75086-9359 Ph: (972) 758-3598	Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321-2901 Ph: (219) 836-7049

Reviews and Comments

Emergency Medicine Doctors in Munster, IN

Dr. Avram Estes, M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 219-836-1600
Dr. Ted Robert Niemiec, M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Not Enrolled in Medicare Practice Location: 1726 Laurel Ln, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 219-924-7774
Dr. Patrick D Mcinerney, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 219-836-7049
Logan Houlihan, M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Medicare Enrolled Practice Location: 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 219-836-1600
Ashish J Patel, MD Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 7905 Calumet Ave, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 219-836-5800 Fax: 219-836-5030
Anjali Srivastava Ahn, M.D. Emergency Medicine Medicare: Accepting Medicare Assignments Practice Location: 901 Macarthur Blvd, Munster, IN 46321 Phone: 773-677-3933

Dr Joseph E Cortez, MD - Medicare Emergency Medicine in Munster, IN