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Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

1035 Lincolnton Road
Salisbury, NC 28144

(704) 637-5767

Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC specializing in interventional pain medicine and physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation).

Office Locations

1035 Lincolnton Road
Salisbury, NC 28144

(704) 637-5767

(704) 637-5786

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1224 Commerce Street Sw
Conover, NC 28613

(828) 261-0467

(828) 267-0599

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	2221
injections	282
nerve block	29
pain management	218
spinal procedures	162

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2013 were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	2413
injections	166
lab tests	491
nerve block	26
pain management	134
spinal procedures	118

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	445
Female	794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1091
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	13
Less than 65	834

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2014 were lab tests, injections, pain management and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	928
injections	926
lab tests	7641
pain management	50

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	1007
injections	2165
pain management	37
spinal procedures	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	536

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	702
injections	1789
nerve block	33
pain management	102
spinal procedures	102

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	530
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	434

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2017 were injections, spinal procedures, pain management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
doctor visit	1160
injections	3367
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nerve procedures	16
pain management	128
spinal procedures	196
X-rays	114

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	628

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	3

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC during 2018 were pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	572
injections	21
pain management	21
spinal procedures	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Salisbury, NC were lab tests, injections, X-rays and spinal procedures.

aspiration	40
doctor visit	1286
injections	1245
lab tests	4066
minimally invasive procedures	16
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nerve block	29
nerve procedures	16
pain management	98
spinal procedures	106
X-rays	114

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	45
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	469
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	13
85 and over	1
Less than 65	393
65 to 74	86

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Erwin Patrick Cortez, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	3
Cancer	2

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,444 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $1,136	SPECTRA SYSTEM $121	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $112	PAIN MANAGEMENT $29	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $18	Other $29
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$840 OXYCONTIN $301	BUTRANS $165	HYSINGLA ER $163	SYMPROIC $126	$86
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$630 ADAPTIVESTIM $495	VECTRIS $71	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $35	INTELLIS $29
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$612 RELISTOR ORAL $313	Relistor $298
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.	$533 Gralise $489	Cambia $30	Zipsor $14
Other	$3,779 Neuro-Chronic Pain $402	Xtampza ER $331	ZOHYDRO ER $315	Nucynta $295	MOVANTIK $214	Other $2,222

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,342
Travel and Lodging	$1,438
Education	$57

Biography

Dr. Erwin Cortez is a physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) and interventional pain medicine specialist in Conover, NC and Salisbury, NC. Dr. Cortez obtained a license to practice in North Carolina.