Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD
General Practice Physician · Texarkana, TX
Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Texarkana, Texas, and NPI 1114960473, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Texas L8691, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dewitt Charles Fortenberry
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License number
- L8691 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2602 Saint Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX 75503
- Phone
- (903) 336-2391
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 167594401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040812000544); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dewitt Charles Fortenberry in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license L8691Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
3,482 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis226 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium127 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl93 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate90 claims
- Trazodone Hcl89 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): 39.4 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: $47.59
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 4,259 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,273.40 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.
Dewitt Charles Fortenberry among 1,062 general practice physician records in Texas
Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD is one of 1,062 general practice physician records with a practice address in Texas. 44% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 75% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 44% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 21% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2000 among the 222 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Physician providers in Texas
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Common questions
What is Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD's NPI number?
Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114960473, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2602 Saint Michael Dr, Texarkana, TX, 75503. Phone: (903) 336-2391. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number L8691, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD had 3,482 Medicare Part D claims for 193 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dewitt Charles Fortenberry, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 39.4 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.