Physician Profile
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Cortes Puentes
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Rochester, MN specializing in pulmonary disease. Gustavo is also listed as specializing in student in an organized health care education program. Medicare claims data shows Gustavo provided 1,227 services to 1,071 patients. The services billed most often include test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases, test to measure expiratory airflow and volume, and test to determine lung volumes using sensors. This provider record is associated with NPI 1447694641.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (507) 284-2511
- Email not available
Practice Locations
200 1ST ST SW
Rochester, MN 55905
420 Delaware St SE MMC 284
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Pulmonary Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Airway disorders
Blood vessel disorders
Critical care
Diagnostic findings
Environmental lung diseases
Genetic conditions
Infections
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Fungal lung infection
- Legionnaires' Disease
- Lung abscess
- NTM lung infection
- Severe Pneumonia
- Tuberculosis
- Valley fever
- Walking Pneumonia in Children
- Whooping Cough
Inflammatory conditions
Lung growths
Occupational & environmental
Pleural disorders
Post-infection conditions
Sleep disorders
- Excessive daytime sleepiness
- Shallow Breathing In Sleep
- Snoring
- Upper Airway Resistance Syndrome
- Waking Up Gasping Or Choking
Structural lung conditions
Symptoms
- Blue Baby Syndrome
- Chest congestion
- Coughing up blood
- Low oxygen levels
- Rapid Breathing
- Severe asthma attack
- Wheezing
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Airway care
Airway management
Biopsies
Biopsies & diagnostics
Breathing tests
- 6-minute walk test
- Asthma challenge test
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing (CPET)
- Exhaled nitric oxide test
Cancer diagnostic procedures
Consultations
Counseling & prevention
Critical care
Diagnostic procedures
Drainage care
Imaging
Interventional procedures
Lab tests
Lung tests
Medications
Monitoring
Pleural procedures
- Chest tube insertion
- Draining lung fluid
- Medical thoracoscopy
- Permanent chest drain insertion
- Pleural sealing procedure
Procedures
Rehabilitation
Screening
Sleep equipment
Sleep medicine
Sleep treatments
Specialist evaluations
Specialized testing
Treatments
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
1,227 services · 1,071 patients · 13 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | Treatment | 94729 |
252 | More than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | Treatment | 94010 |
184 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | Treatment | 94726 |
169 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device continuously overnight | Treatment | 94762 |
127 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | Treatment | 94060 |
90 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | Treatment | 94618 |
50 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | Treatment | 95012 |
41 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test for allergy using drugs | Treatment | 95070 |
24 | As often as other peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | Treatment | 94070 |
24 | More often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
| Methacholine chloride administered as inhalation solution through a nebulizer, per 1 mg | Drug given | J7674 |
24 | Less often than most peers in Pulmonary Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other lung specialists in Rochester 8
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Other 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 15 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 2008 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases 7
Providers in MN who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes specialize in?
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes is a lung specialist in Rochester, MN. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Pulmonary Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes located?
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes is listed at 200 1St St Sw, Rochester, MN 55905. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes's phone number?
The number on file is (507) 284-2511. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes?
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes's National Provider Identifier is 1447694641. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes train?
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes attended Other, graduating in 2008. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes have?
Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes has 18 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2008, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes provides treatments such as test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases and test to measure expiratory airflow and volume, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Gustavo A. Cortes Puentes. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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