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Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO

(395 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1989)

10251 Artesia Boulevard
Bellflower, CA 90706

(562) 867-8681

Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO is a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO is affiliated with PIH Health.

Office Locations

PIH Health

10251 Artesia Boulevard
Bellflower, CA 90706

(562) 867-8681

(562) 925-2721

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	65
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	270
lab tests	39
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2013 were blood draw, lab tests, diabetes management and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	99
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	303
lab tests	25
preventive care	19
vaccines	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	104
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	20
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	115
doctor visit	224
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	75
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	95
doctor visit	233
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	136
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2015

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2016 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
doctor visit	192

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	12
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2016

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	90
doctor visit	222
preventive care	21
vaccines	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2017

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	21
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2018 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	78
doctor visit	184
lab tests	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	13
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2019 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
doctor visit	227

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	17
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2019

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	17
Black	0
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2020

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	46
doctor visit	173

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA during 2022 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	41
doctor visit	181
lab tests	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	11
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bellflower, CA were blood draw, diabetes management, lab tests and preventive care.

blood draw	79
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	216
lab tests	24
preventive care	17
vaccines	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	67
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	7
Less than 65	10
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	2
Cancer	1

Education & Training

Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in 1989. He completed residency at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (1989)

Residency: Pacific Hospital of Long Beach

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PIH Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 395 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Bellflower, CA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ernesto Cortez, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$2,594 VYNDAQEL $50	PREVNAR - 13 $41	TRUMENBA $23	CHANTIX $22	VIAGRA $20	Other $2,437
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$454 TOUJEO $396	LANTUS $58
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$345 JANUMET XR $106	GARDASIL9 $43	BELSOMRA $37	STEGLATRO $35	PNEUMOVAX 23 $33	Other $90
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$160 FLUZONE QUADRIVALENT $89	NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $44	ADACEL $15	FLUZONE QIV $12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$142 XARELTO $77	INVOKANA $65
Other	$584 Pradaxa $97	DOC BAND $43	THINPREP $38	Hetlioz $36	BOOSTRIX $29	Other $342

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,412
Food and Beverage	$1,848
Honoraria	$18

Biography

Dr. Ernesto Cortez specializes in family medicine and practices in Bellflower, CA. His average patient rating is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Cortez graduated from Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific and then he performed his residency at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. He speaks Spanish. He is affiliated with PIH Health.