Basil D. Fossum
Urology Physician · Fort Walton Beach, FL
Basil D. Fossum is a urology physician with a practice address in Fort Walton Beach, Florida, and NPI 1821043811, issued on May 24, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME53505, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Basil D. Fossum
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- ME53505 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 914B Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547
- Phone
- (850) 226-6572
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2026
- Fax
- (850) 862-8564
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101018000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 914B Mar Walt Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Burns, MDUrology Physician1851331474
Verify Basil D. Fossum in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME53505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl381 claims
- Finasteride342 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl54 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride48 claims
- Gemtesa46 claims
- Nitrofurantoin41 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.69
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
Basil D. Fossum among 1,020 urology physician records in Florida
Basil D. Fossum is one of 1,020 urology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1999 among the 721 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,020 urology physician records in Florida.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Burns, MDFort Walton Beach, FL 325471851331474
- Gaines Hammond, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471922168830
- Robert Long, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471356317002
- Sergio Moreira, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471790735918
- William Stiles, D.O.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471013957240
- Thomas Zachos, M.D.Fort Walton Beach, FL 325471457329591
- Ted Chung, M.D.Destin, FL 325411639148166
- Katerina Fagan, ACNPC-AGCrestview, FL 325391356911671
Common questions
What is Basil D. Fossum's NPI number?
Basil D. Fossum's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821043811, issued on May 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Basil D. Fossum located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 914B Mar Walt Dr, Fort Walton Beach, FL, 32547. Phone: (850) 226-6572. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Basil D. Fossum's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME53505, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Basil D. Fossum prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Basil D. Fossum had 1,278 Medicare Part D claims for 275 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Basil D. Fossum's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. 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.