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Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

1411 Laney Walker Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-6744

Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD is a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD is affiliated with Wellstar.

Office Locations

Wellstar

1411 Laney Walker Boulevard
Augusta, GA 30912

(706) 721-6744

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“"We are above the average for the nation," Dr. Jorge Cortes, director of the Georgia Cancer Center at Augusta University, told legislators assem...”—"Lawmakers conclude listening tour on access to cancer care", The Jones County News, July 2025

“After 48 weeks of treatment, 67.7% of patients who received asciminib had achieved a major molecular response compared with 49% of those who received either first-generation imatinib or...”—"STAMP Inhibitor Tops Imatinib, Second-Gen TKIs for Newly Diagnosed CML", MedPage Today, May 2024

“The event featured presentations from Jorge Cortes, M.D., Director, Georgia Cancer Center, Augusta University and Maro Ohanian, D.O., Department of Leukemia, Division of Cancer Medicine, MD...”—"Bio-Path Holdings Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results", KRON4, November 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	362
hospital care	444
inpatient care	444

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	437
hospital care	239
inpatient care	239

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	392
hospital care	699
inpatient care	699

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	22
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	15
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	348
hospital care	189
inpatient care	189

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	363
hospital care	413
inpatient care	413

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	445
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	469
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	22
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Augusta, GA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	284
hospital care	309
inpatient care	309

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	102
Hispanic	16
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	1
Less than 65	4
65 to 74	69

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	8
Dementia	5

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Wellstar

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$292,988 BOSULIF $149,009	DAURISMO $53,873	MYLOTARG $12,179	BESPONSA $9,220	NonCovered Product $2,079	Other $66,628
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$120,295 TASIGNA $26,551	Gleevec $10,806	SCEMBLIX $10,232	NON BRAND $4,748	ABL002 $3,211	Other $64,748
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$112,543 Quizartinib $12,392	VANFLYTA $122	$100,029
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$52,376 Iclusig $30,347	$22,028
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	$34,815 Iclusig $34,815
Other	$257,834 SPRYCEL $28,251	VYXEOS $26,323	BOSULIF $23,205	Iclusig $20,500	SCEMBLIX $16,299	Other $143,256

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$404,277
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$284,092
Travel and Lodging	$134,274
Education	$17,108
Honoraria	$15,535
Other	$15,564

Research Payments

Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD has received 913 research payments totaling $136,167,419.

Biography

Dr. Jorge Cortes' areas of specialization are adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. He speaks Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Wellstar.

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2019

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jorge E. Cortes, MD From 2012 - 2023

Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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