NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D.

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Temple, TX

Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1518927284, issued on Mar 25, 2006. Check the license (Texas J6437, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518927284
Name
Douglas S. Fornfeist
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License number
J6437 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
Phone
(254) 724-2111
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1006918-02 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100405000143); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2401 S 31St St

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

  1. Qamar Abbas, DOInternal Medicine Physician1063090967
  2. Stephen Abernathy, M.D.Surgery Physician1851389779
  3. Ossama Abou HassanCardiovascular Disease Physician1083252332
  4. Jose Marri Abril, MDSurgery Physician1336620806
  5. Kellie Achord, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841754355
  6. Alisa Acosta, MD, MPHPediatric Nephrology Physician1053553214

Verify Douglas S. Fornfeist in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
    Search for license J6437
    Check the board
  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
Open the Texas license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

267 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 182 claims were for opioids.

  1. Douglas Fornfeist267
  2. Specialty average186

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen139 claims
  2. Meloxicam25 claims
  3. Acetaminophen-Codeine17 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl17 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone16 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: $1,042.27

26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pylant Medical. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Douglas Fornfeist$1,042.27
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. Scott And White ClinicTemple, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Douglas S. Fornfeist among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas

Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% 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, 55% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Charles Kallina, MDTemple, TX 765081831163690
  2. Charlie Wilson, M.D.Temple, TX 765081174050926
  3. Leah Triolo, M.D.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441396898136
  4. Bill Berryhill, M.D.Waco, TX 767121942481460
  5. John Faillace, MDWoodway, TX 767121952344269
  6. Scott Hecox, MDWaco, TX 767121902184302
  7. Randy Olson, M.D.Wichita Falls, TX 763011467634873
  8. Timothy Larson, MDDenton, TX 762011144434242

Common questions

What is Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D.'s NPI number?

Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518927284, issued on Mar 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number J6437, 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 Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Douglas S. Fornfeist, M.D. had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 156 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. 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.