What is Thomas Fortson's specialty?

Thomas Fortson (NPI 1588950596) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Pulmonary Disease in Columbus, GA.

Where does Thomas Fortson practice?

Thomas Fortson practices in Columbus, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1588950596.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Fortson?

Thomas Fortson (NPI 1588950596) received approximately $89K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 433 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1588950596

Thomas FortsonM.D.

Pulmonary DiseaseColumbus, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,006

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,357

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$83K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 305 Pulmonary Disease providers in GA — above median (cohort median 1,005).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,126

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

85.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Albuterol Sulfate472 claims

Fluticasone/Umeclidin/Vilanter425 claims

Umeclidinium Brm/Vilanterol Tr223 claims

Prednisone155 claims

Budesonide/Glycopyr/Formoterol104 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.6

Quality

83.3

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.70%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$4K

Payment records

By payment type

Education$3K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Education$3K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Fortson's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
AU MEDICAL CENTER, INC	147	618
KESHAVAMURTHY, JAYANTH	29	178
Gold Cross Ems, Inc. Ambulance Service Provider · Martinez, GA	23	68
Lloyd Schnuck Diagnostic Radiology · Augusta, GA	23	124
Namita Mohanty Internal Medicine · Augusta, GA	22	152
Dean Harrell Geriatric Medicine · Augusta, GA	22	141
William Salazar Internal Medicine · Augusta, GA	13	190
Gyanendra Sharma Cardiology · Augusta, GA	11	31
Lee Donohue Internal Medicine · Augusta, GA	11	42

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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