Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Asheville, NC

Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1023547585, issued on Jun 8, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-07529, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1023547585
Name
Audrey Fortezzo
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
0010-07529 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Hospital Dr Ste 4200, Asheville, NC 28801
Phone
(828) 213-1994
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1 Hospital Dr Ste 4200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Lauren BakerPhysician Assistant1184402786
  2. Kate Baxley, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1457925489
  3. Maurice McAlister, PA-CStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1285217075
  4. Nicholas OsevalaSurgery Physician1770939431
  5. Matthew Stillwagon, MDOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1578943866
  6. Rebecca Wiegand, PA-CPhysician Assistant1366874042

Verify Audrey Fortezzo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 341 among the 9,683 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.

  1. Audrey Fortezzo80
  2. Specialty average341

Most prescribed

  1. Tramadol Hcl13 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 100 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $319.11

5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc.. The 7,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $731.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Audrey Fortezzo$319.11
  2. Specialty average$731.77

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Legacy Healthcare Services IncAsheville, NC
  2. Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in North Carolina

There are 443 surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina.

Other surgical physician assistant records in North Carolina

  1. Cassandra Albertson, P.A.Durham, NC1144472804
  2. Jessica Allen, PACDurham, NC1316902398
  3. Braden Allred, PA-CRaleigh, NC1114413606
  4. Landon Alston, PAConcord, NC1598658122
  5. Sheila Anderson, PA-CWilmington, NC1942621628
  6. Helen Andraos, PA-CWinston Salem, NC1043834500
  7. Dannica Ashnault, PA-CGreenville, NC1730929258
  8. Richard Babb, PA-CRaleigh, NC1851539993
  9. Matthew Babish, PA-CBurlington, NC1225368483
  10. Ashley Bacheller, PA-CJacksonville, NC1134579584

Common questions

What is Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C's NPI number?

Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023547585, issued on Jun 8, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hospital Dr Ste 4200, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-1994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-07529, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 341. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Audrey Fortezzo, PA-C's Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.