Aaron C. Fortney, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bismarck, ND
Aaron C. Fortney, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bismarck, North Dakota, and NPI 1447297189, issued on Jun 1, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 9372, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron C. Fortney
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 9372 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3119 N 14TH St, Bismarck, ND 58503
- Phone
- (701) 222-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 15, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 255-3493
- Medicaid ID
- 1453551 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040330001669); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3119 N 14TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Taylor Erhardt, O.D.Optometrist1831713957
- Carol Miller, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1629121595
- Cynthia Roles, O.D.Optometrist1760402267
- Thomas Samson, ODOptometrist1639117625
- Wesley Schwartz, ODOptometrist1588949630
- Paul Selid, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1699186155
Verify Aaron C. Fortney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 9372Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost394 claims
- Timolol Maleate179 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate99 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol68 claims
- Travoprost62 claims
- Lumigan58 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 75.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $49.08
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Dakota Eye Institute PCBismarck, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron C. Fortney among 47 ophthalmology physician records in North Dakota
Aaron C. Fortney, MD is one of 47 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2001 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 47 ophthalmology physician records in North Dakota.
All 47 in North Dakota → Every provider in Bismarck → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Selid, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585031699186155
- Zachary Dockter, MDBismarck, ND 585041790425452
- George Hilts, MDBismarck, ND 585041235186040
- Douglas Litchfield, MDBismarck, ND 585041316994130
- Reid Mollman, MDBismarck, ND 585041922426048
- Elena Raducu, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585041194936492
- Andrew Rodenburg, M.D.Bismarck, ND 585041003253634
- Charles Volk, MDBismarck, ND 585041821044926
Common questions
What is Aaron C. Fortney, MD's NPI number?
Aaron C. Fortney, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447297189, issued on Jun 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron C. Fortney, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3119 N 14TH St, Bismarck, ND, 58503. Phone: (701) 222-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron C. Fortney, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 9372, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron C. Fortney, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron C. Fortney, MD had 1,402 Medicare Part D claims for 295 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aaron C. Fortney, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.