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Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO

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(Dr. Vladimir Adriano Cortez, DO)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

Michigan State University

9120 Haven Avenue Suite 201
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

(909) 307-4552

Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO is a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from Michigan State University. Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO is affiliated with Dignity Health, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center and Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

Office Locations

1150 N Indian Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262

(760) 323-6511

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Northridge Hospital Medical Center

2100 Lynn Road Suite 120
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

(805) 795-7656

(805) 618-1501

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2101 N Waterman Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92404

(909) 883-8711

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Northridge Hospital Medical Center

2624 Edith Avenue
Redding, CA 96001

(530) 806-1190

(530) 229-7946

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400 N Pepper Avenue Suite 308 Surgery Department
Colton, CA 92324

(909) 580-1366

(909) 580-1363

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508 Cajon Street Suite B
Redlands, CA 92373

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9120 Haven Avenue Suite 201
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730

(909) 307-4552

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within California. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2012 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

emergency care	17
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2013 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

emergency care	28
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	43
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	27
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

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

emergency care	35
hospital care	48
inpatient care	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	44
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	16
Less than 65	21

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	49
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2015 were vascular procedures and emergency care.

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

emergency care	11
vascular procedures	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	40
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	49
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	70
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	54
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	52
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	48
Dementia	26
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

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

doctor visit	19
emergency care	19
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	61
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	61
Dementia	33
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	64
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
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

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2020 were emergency care, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

emergency care	17
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	20

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	61
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	37
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA during 2021 were emergency care.

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

emergency care	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	25

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	35
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated as a neurosurgeon in Palm Springs, CA were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit	19
emergency care	20
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
vascular procedures	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	21

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	21
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	9
85 and over	1
Less than 65	3
65 to 74	19

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	47
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	1
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO graduated from Michigan State University. He completed residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. He is certified by the Certification: Neurological Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Michigan State University

Residency: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center (2012)

Board Certification: Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Dignity Health

Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center

Northridge Hospital Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE, Cigna, Centene, Anthem, First Health, TriWest, United Healthcare and HealthSmart.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE

Cigna

Centene

Anthem

First Health

TriWest

United Healthcare

HealthSmart

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$7,512 NEURO $4,980	Trevo $1,710	Target $305	FLOW DIVERTERS $304	FlowGate $116	Other $98
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$4,588 Spine $3,045	Orthopaedics $1,207	SYPHONTRAK $116	EMBOTRAP $68	Thoracolumbar $48	Other $104
MicroVention, Inc.	$1,683 NEUROLOGICAL PRODUCT $1,042	HyperSoft Coil $150	LVIS $76	HydroSoft 3D Coil $67	Sofia $62	Other $286
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,507 ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $950	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $556
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,315 PIPELINE $681	VISUALASE $426	Solitaire $193	Axium $16
Other	$2,112 Penumbra System $870	Onyx $601	RIST $142	Interventional Therapies $121	Coils $97	Other $281

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,396
Food and Beverage	$5,026
Entertainment	$198
Education	$97

Research Payments

Dr. Vladimir A. Cortez, DO has received 4 research payments totaling $8,000.

Biography

Dr. Vladimir Cortez's specialties are vascular neurology, neurosurgery, and neuroradiology. Dr. Cortez's professional affiliations include Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Alameda Health System, and Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. He seems to honor MultiPlan, Anthem, Blue California, and more. According to Dignity Health, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Thousand Oaks, CA. He obtained his medical school training at Michigan State University and performed his residency at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. Dr. Cortez (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Armenian.