Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · West Columbia, SC
Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in West Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1447479829, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 25639, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gerald Richard Fortuna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 25639 SC
2016023683 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 400, West Columbia, SC 29169
- Phone
- (803) 936-7095
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2023
- Fax
- (803) 936-7908
- Medicaid IDs
- ENROLLED IL
1447479829 MO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210128000357); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vascular surgery physician records → All 107 in South Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brandie Bernagozzi, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1619299708
- Ian BrastauskasVascular Surgery Physician1013411859
- Paige Crowley, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1760958532
- Heather Currier, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1073672358
- Lisa Davis, NP-CAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1770128613
- Phillip Ferrell, PASurgical Physician Assistant1659347201
Verify Gerald Richard Fortuna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25639Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol41 claims
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Eliquis20 claims
- Brilinta15 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,147.87
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Coastal Vascular And Vein Center PACharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gerald Richard Fortuna among 107 vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina
Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD is one of 107 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 107 vascular surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 107 in South Carolina → Every provider in West Columbia → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ian BrastauskasWest Columbia, SC 291691013411859
- Brett Fowler, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691700248481
- William Moore, MDWest Columbia, SC 291691316958895
- Mathew Wooster, M.D.West Columbia, SC 291691336415454
- Zachary Chadnick, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501366977415
- Michael Naylor, M.D.Sumter, SC 291501992720601
- Ghassan Abuhamad, MDColumbia, SC 292031972575298
- Theodore Bunt, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031235195264
Common questions
What is Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD's NPI number?
Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447479829, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 400, West Columbia, SC, 29169. Phone: (803) 936-7095. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 25639, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.