Benjamin Fortson
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist · Tucson, AZ
Benjamin Fortson is a foot & ankle surgery podiatrist with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1477124519, issued on Jul 9, 2021. Check the license (Arizona POD-001143, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Fortson
- Primary taxonomy
- Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist 213ES0103X
- License numbers
- POD-001143 AZ
692113 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6565 E Carondelet Dr Ste 301, Tucson, AZ 85710
- Phone
- (520) 253-7824
- Enumerated
- Jul 9, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250821002248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6565 E Carondelet Dr Ste 301
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jitender Munjal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1417077603
Verify Benjamin Fortson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license POD-001143Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $174.09
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 6,936 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,972.24 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
- Surgical Wound Care Associates PLLCSun City, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Fortson among 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona
Benjamin Fortson is one of 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with a practice address in Arizona. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 93% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 240 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213ES0103X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist providers in Arizona
There are 286 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records in Arizona.
All 286 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist nationwide →
The 8 foot & ankle surgery podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Gooch, DPMTucson, AZ 857101801183744
- William Harant, DPMTucson, AZ 857101083716658
- Jerome Steck, DPMTucson, AZ 857101972540367
- Jordan Crafton, D.P.M.Tucson, AZ 857111861840274
- April Glesinger, DPMTucson, AZ 857111962525329
- Tara Shirley, DPMTucson, AZ 857111659514818
- George Abdelmessieh, DPMTucson, AZ 857121104232115
- David Hatch, D.P.M.Tucson, AZ 857121003295643
Common questions
What is Benjamin Fortson's NPI number?
Benjamin Fortson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477124519, issued on Jul 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Fortson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6565 E Carondelet Dr Ste 301, Tucson, AZ, 85710. Phone: (520) 253-7824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Fortson's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number POD-001143, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
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.