Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP

Individual provider Women's Health Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1902445968

Carina Crystal Cortez, WHNP is a Nurse Practitioner in Torrance, California. Qualified in 2019, 7 years ago. Practices with Providence Medical Institute, a 336-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
7
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2019
What do these letters mean?
WHNP — Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
A nurse practitioner specialising in women's health.

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Practice location Address checks out

20911 Earl St Ste 440
Torrance, CA 90503-4355
Phone: (310) 793-2566
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Specialties & licences

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LW0102X · Licence 95013425 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1902445968
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials WHNP
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedDecember 22, 2019
Last updated in NPPESMay 23, 2024
Certification dateMay 23, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2019 (7 years in practice)
Group practice Providence Medical Institute — 336 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients16
Services billed 27 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $56 2 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Torrance Memorial Medical Center Hospital · Torrance, CA

Colleagues at Providence Medical Institute

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 336 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Torrance