Karen T. Fortman, O.D.
Optometrist · Sidney, OH
Karen T. Fortman, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Sidney, Ohio, and NPI 1205898145, issued on Apr 5, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 4599, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen T. Fortman
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 4599 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1086 Fairington Dr, Sidney, OH 45365
- Phone
- (937) 492-9197
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2022
- Fax
- (937) 492-1901
- Medicaid ID
- 0991431 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100602000469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University - College Of Optometry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1086 Fairington Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeffrey Ahrns, O.D.Optometrist1659334704
- Dale Barr, O.D.Optometrist1912969361
- Eric Beigel, ODOptometrist1053042085
- John Beigel, O.D.Optometrist1275595621
- Carter Bensman, ODOptometrist1265163919
- Heather Frideger, ODOptometrist1679139315
Verify Karen T. Fortman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 4599Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost29 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth16 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol15 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate14 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): 22.7 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: $710.10
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Primary Eyecare Associates IncSidney, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
15 optometrist records list a practice address in Sidney
They are 15 of the 502 NPPES records with a practice address in Sidney, and 2,443 optometrist records in Ohio.
All 15 in Sidney → All 2,443 in Ohio → Every provider in Sidney →
Other optometrist records in Ohio
- Saif AbdulameerBlue Ash, OH1063368496
- Nicole Abrashoff, O.D.Chillicothe, OH1588772933
- Thomas Abruzzi, O.D.Warren, OH1588669790
- Laird Ackerson, O.D.Hilliard, OH1609880624
- Kaitlin Ackinclose, ODCincinnati, OH1669231262
- Cheryl Adams, O.D.Cincinnati, OH1356361570
- Stephany Aeling, ODChillicothe, OH1689508269
- Cindy Ahern, ODSpringfield, OH1710040704
- Betsy Ahlquist, O.D.Canfield, OH1578540092
- Jeffrey Ahrns, O.D.Sidney, OH1659334704
Common questions
What is Karen T. Fortman, O.D.'s NPI number?
Karen T. Fortman, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205898145, issued on Apr 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen T. Fortman, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1086 Fairington Dr, Sidney, OH, 45365. Phone: (937) 492-9197. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen T. Fortman, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 4599, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen T. Fortman, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen T. Fortman, O.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karen T. Fortman, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.7 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.