NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Family Medicine Physician NPI 1902823925 MD
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Family Medicine Physician in Fort Myers, Florida.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 147,760 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
16K
Medicare Part D claims · 879 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
90%
generic claims · 10% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$23.04
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Gary Goforth, MD filed 16,459 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Family Medicine Physician in Fort Myers, Florida, prescribing 90% generic.
- 16K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 90%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥98th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Gary Goforth, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
16,459 ≥ 98th percentile 98% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Gary Goforth, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Gary Goforth, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Family Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
16,459 382% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Florida
How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Florida providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Family Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Gary Goforth, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Family Medicine Physician provider holding MD credentials at 13880 SHELL POINT PLAZA, Fort Myers, FL, 33908, with a listed phone of (239) 466-1111. NPI 1902823925 was issued on 07/16/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 16,459 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 879 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $1.1 million in drug spend, split 10% brand-name and 90% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.1%.
Family Medicine Physician is a high-volume specialty nationwide, with 147,760 enrolled providers across 56 states and an average of 3,418 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1902823925 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Family Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/16/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Gary Goforth, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
The Christian And Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc
Fort Myers, FL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Gary Goforth, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$23
Largest payer
Exact Sciences Corporation
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Florida FLDOH 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~75K Florida medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Gary Goforth, MD. To verify Gary Goforth, MD's current license status, search the FLDOH public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
480
Total board actions, Florida 2023
Across 467 cases
6.40
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Florida statewide rate
monetary fine
Most common action type
138 cases
FLDOH publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Florida disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Gary Goforth, MD - brand share 10.0%
Family Medicine Physician average
10% brand-name claims vs 90% generic, on 16,459 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
16,459
Total Claims
$1.1M
Total Drug Cost
879
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 27,745
- Total Day Supply
- 775,465
- Brand vs Generic
- 10% brand / 90% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $817K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $277K
- Opioid Claims
- 19 (0.1% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 252
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 84.9 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.37
- Gender Split
- 54% female / 46% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Gary Goforth, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
927 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
926 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
619 claims
- Simvastatin
Simvastatin
589 claims
- Losartan Potassium
Losartan Potassium
499 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate
Metoprolol Succinate
486 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
484 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl
Tamsulosin Hcl
412 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 927 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 926 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 619 |
| Simvastatin | 589 |
| Losartan Potassium | 499 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 486 |
| Lisinopril | 484 |
| Tamsulosin Hcl | 412 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 387 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 386 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Family Medicine Physician Overview
How Gary Goforth, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
147,760
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,418
Avg Claims per Provider
Gary Goforth, MD's 16,459 claims are above the specialty average of 3,418.
Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Goforth, both outside Florida so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Florida
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Florida, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Goforth.
One of 8,942 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Florida, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Kellie Aarons
MD
Tampa, FL
Dr. Zoilo Abad
MD
Miami, FL
Dr. Flor Abalos Escalona
APRN-FNP
Miami, FL
Dr. Aschanti Abarca Selva
M.D
Naples, FL
Dr. Syed Abbas
DO
Sebring, FL
Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Gary Goforth, MD's specialty? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Fort Myers, Florida. Credentials: MD.
How much does Gary Goforth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Gary Goforth, MD wrote 16,459 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.1M in drug costs for 879 beneficiaries.
Where is Gary Goforth, MD located? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD is located at 13880 SHELL POINT PLAZA, Fort Myers, FL, 33908. Phone: (239) 466-1111.
What is Gary Goforth, MD's NPI number? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902823925, issued on 07/16/2006.
Does Gary Goforth, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD's prescribing is 10% brand-name and 90% generic drugs by claim count, with $817K in brand drug costs.
Does Gary Goforth, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Gary Goforth, MD had 19 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.1%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 147,760 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,418 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Gary Goforth, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Gary Goforth, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Amlodipine Besylate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Gary Goforth, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 16,459 Part D claims and 879 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Gary Goforth, MD's credentials? ▼
Gary Goforth, MD's NPI is 1902823925 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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