Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1770842148, issued on May 4, 2012. Check the license (Arkansas E-9194, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Thomas Fortson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- E-9194 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 S E St, Fort Smith, AR 72901
- Phone
- (479) 785-2431
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2023
- Fax
- (479) 494-7787
- Medicaid IDs
- 200492590A OK
209362001 AR - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150710002329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Thomas Fortson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-9194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,855 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium248 claims
- Lisinopril160 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Losartan Potassium125 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium109 claims
- Omeprazole95 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $371.91
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesFort Smith, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Thomas Fortson among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D. is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 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 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 103 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770842148, issued on May 4, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 S E St, Fort Smith, AR, 72901. Phone: (479) 785-2431. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-9194, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Thomas Fortson, M.D. had 3,855 Medicare Part D claims for 235 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions 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.