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Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

1020 Montana Avenue
El Paso, TX 79902

(915) 533-2500

Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD is a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX specializing in adult pulmonology. Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD is affiliated with Baylor College of Medicine and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Office Locations

1020 Montana Avenue
El Paso, TX 79902

(915) 533-2500

(915) 533-2502

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6010 Amarillo Boulevard Amarillo Vahcs (504)
West Amarillo, TX 79106

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

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

airway management	191
breathing treatment	15
bronchoscopy	31
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1174
hospital care	1114
inpatient care	1114
minimally invasive procedures	31
pulmonary testing	390
sleep study	294

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

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

airway management	128
breathing treatment	33
bronchoscopy	22
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1105
hospital care	561
inpatient care	561
minimally invasive procedures	22
pulmonary testing	343
sleep study	185

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	359
Female	501

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	20
Hispanic	412
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	122
Less than 65	116

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

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

airway management	119
breathing treatment	24
bronchoscopy	37
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	936
hospital care	523
inpatient care	523
minimally invasive procedures	37
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	224
sleep study	147
vaccines	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	299
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	366
Black	17
Hispanic	323
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	279
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	101
Less than 65	76

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

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

airway management	126
breathing treatment	23
doctor visit	974
hospital care	435
inpatient care	435
pulmonary testing	160
sleep study	184

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	538
Female	760

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	46
Hispanic	550
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	442
85 and over	204
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and airway management.

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

airway management	117
doctor visit	712
hospital care	205
inpatient care	205
pulmonary testing	108
sleep study	156

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	14
Hispanic	224
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	63
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	52
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2017 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

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

airway management	57
doctor visit	442
pulmonary testing	175
sleep study	73

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	147
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	47
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2018 were pulmonary testing, sleep study and airway management.

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

airway management	32
doctor visit	366
pulmonary testing	129
sleep study	51

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	143
Black	0
Hispanic	125
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	38
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2019 were pulmonary testing and sleep study.

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

doctor visit	384
pulmonary testing	169
sleep study	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	32
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2020 were pulmonary testing and sleep study.

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

doctor visit	243
pulmonary testing	137
sleep study	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	24
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX during 2021 were pulmonary testing.

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

doctor visit	77
pulmonary testing	75

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD treated as a pulmonologist in El Paso, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	110
bronchoscopy	30
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	641
hospital care	567
inpatient care	567
minimally invasive procedures	30
preventive care	18
pulmonary testing	191
sleep study	126
vaccines	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD.

**Gender**
Female	266
Male	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	239
Hispanic	189
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	63
75 to 84	162
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	187

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Erasto Cortes, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	30
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Baylor College of Medicine

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
United Therapeutics Corporation	$685 TYVASO $462	ORENITRAM $223
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$609 BREO $313	ANORO $258	NUCALA $37
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$585 TYVASO $399	ADCIRCA $186
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$424 XOLAIR $424
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$318 Brovana $318
Other	$1,615 SYMBICORT $307	Esbriet $176	SUNOSI $172	TEFLARO $90	DULERA $81	Other $789

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,901
Education	$334

Biography

Dr. Erasto Cortes' areas of specialization are adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology; he sees patients in El Paso, TX and West Amarillo, TX. His hospital/clinic affiliations include U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Baylor College of Medicine.