Active NPI 1154731610 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Michael A. Cortes , MD

Internal Medicine • Scranton, PA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Michael Cortes, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Scranton, PA. With approximately 17 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2009, Dr. Cortes delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 501 MADISON AVE.

Dr. Cortes maintains professional affiliations with Beebe Physician Network Inc., Gdg Square, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, hospital discharge day management, more than, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

501 Madison Ave
Tobin Hall, 2nd Floor

Scranton, PA 185102401

Telephone 5703432383

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Scranton Temple Residency Program Faculty Services Facility NPI 1932195492

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2009

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Scranton, PA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

17 Yrs -5.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.5 Yrs

State Avg: 28.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

135 Specialists

Practicing in Scranton, PA (7609 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

16.3% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

56.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Cortes (17 Years) 17 Yrs

Scranton Specialty Average (22.5 Years) 22.5 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	452	238	$167.52	$76.63
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	180	113	$230.35	$112.71
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	164	163	$224.52	$109.81
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	63	63	$430.57	$166.88
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$285.73	$119.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	521	246	$146.13	$79.13
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	264	148	$211.20	$118.14
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	201	193	$216.96	$114.52
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	69	69	$406.83	$171.64
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	35	35	$278.56	$130.65
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	34	18	$78.35	$49.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	750	307	$146.89	$71.61
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	309	158	$210.56	$103.41
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	170	167	$216.66	$106.54
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	117	56	$80.21	$38.62
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	64	42	$147.25	$68.69
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	44	44	$147.50	$71.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	43	43	$411.56	$200.72
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	30	30	$372.27	$180.81
99226 Subsequent observation care, typically 35 minutes per day	24	19	$211.13	$102.18
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	19	19	$276.58	$134.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	748	279	$150.00	$71.45
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	182	91	$81.00	$38.23
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	154	148	$221.00	$107.82
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	96	58	$214.00	$104.09
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	65	37	$151.00	$68.70
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	59	59	$417.00	$203.95
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	52	52	$280.00	$134.12
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	43	43	$151.00	$73.53
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	39	39	$383.00	$176.44
99224 Subsequent observation care, typically 15 minutes per day	27	11	$82.00	$39.45
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$284.00	$138.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	692	275	$150.00	$74.91
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	149	148	$221.00	$111.05
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	138	81	$214.00	$108.22
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	137	66	$81.00	$40.71
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	76	74	$417.00	$210.11
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	48	31	$151.00	$75.44
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	47	47	$383.00	$192.48
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	35	35	$280.00	$141.38
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$283.50	$142.95
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	16	16	$151.00	$75.40
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	13	13	$573.00	$230.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	1,167	416	$150.00	$74.59
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	256	247	$222.43	$110.04
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	111	47	$81.55	$40.48
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	82	68	$215.54	$105.48
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	59	40	$151.51	$75.08
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	54	53	$281.04	$139.59
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	34	34	$151.44	$75.10
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	28	28	$418.50	$207.80
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	22	22	$283.32	$140.76

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	1,131	436	$149.49	$73.77
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	184	182	$223.16	$109.12
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	134	103	$216.00	$105.35
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	87	44	$81.44	$39.99
99219 Hospital observation care, typically 50 minutes	45	45	$281.53	$138.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	44	44	$419.57	$206.69
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	41	41	$150.93	$74.50
99225 Subsequent observation care, typically 25 minutes per day	39	26	$151.62	$74.47
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	32	32	$151.53	$74.50
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	20	$283.75	$139.32
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	18	14	$543.67	$213.20
99220 Hospital observation care, typically 70 minutes	16	16	$384.63	$189.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	297	113	$149.00	$73.35
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	158	90	$216.00	$106.09
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	57	57	$150.00	$73.74
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	54	29	$81.00	$39.94
99239 Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes	19	19	$222.00	$109.35
99217 Hospital observation care on day of discharge	14	14	$151.00	$74.13

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-06-04

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License DE C1-0012249

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Beebe Physician Network Inc.

32550 Docs Pl, Millville, DE 199676975

Phone: 3025394302

Gdg Square, Llc

22303 Dupont Blvd, Georgetown, DE 199472153

Phone: 3024404866

Beebe Physician Network Inc.

424 Savannah Rd, Lewes, DE 199581462

Phone: 3026453525

Secondary Practice Locations

22303 Dupont Blvd

Georgetown, DE 199472153

Phone: 3024404866

1240 Mckee Rd

Dover, DE 199041381

Phone: 3026725800

202 Healthy Way

Milford, DE 199638700

Phone: 3022131880

1305 Savannah Rd

Lewes, DE 199581501

Phone: 3022916450

424 Savannah Rd

Lewes, DE 199581462

Phone: 3026453525

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

12 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 04, 2025

Registered at 1515 SAVANNAH RD, LEWES, DE 199581675 (Tel: 3026453100)

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NPI Profile Active October 13, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 13, 2017

Registered at 424 SAVANNAH RD, LEWES, DE 199581462 (Tel: 3026453100)

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Updated Practice Location October 13, 2017

Registered at 501 MADISON AVE, TOBIN HALL, 2ND FLOOR, SCRANTON, PA 185102401 (Tel: 5703432383)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 13, 2017

Recorded as MICHAEL CORTES, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 13, 2017

Internal Medicine (License #C1-0012249 in DE)

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NPI Profile Active May 05, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location May 05, 2014

Registered at 501 MADISON AVE, TOBIN HALL, 2ND FLOOR, SCRANTON, PA 185102401 (Tel: 5703432383)

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Updated Business Mailing Address May 05, 2014

Registered at 501 MADISON AVE, TOBIN HALL, 2ND FLOOR, SCRANTON, PA 185102401 (Tel: 5703432383)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated May 05, 2014

Recorded as MICHAEL CORTES, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) May 05, 2014

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (License #MT205791 in PA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 05, 2014

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1154731610

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 05, 2014

Last Update: June 04, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1515 Savannah Rd

Lewes, DE 199581675

Phone: 3026453100

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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