Kenton E. Forte, M.D.
General Practice Physician · Buffalo, NY
Kenton E. Forte, M.D. is a general practice physician with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1326023953, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (New York 165665, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenton E. Forte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Physician 208D00000X
- License numbers
- 165665 NY
1656651 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 964 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY 14209
- Phone
- (716) 886-4202
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 2, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (716) 884-9168
- Medicaid ID
- 01183146 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050824000290); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York At Buffalo School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 964 Delaware Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mary Lou Decker, PAMedical Physician Assistant1528180080
Verify Kenton E. Forte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 165665Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024
2,124 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate174 claims
- Carvedilol164 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium152 claims
- Irbesartan127 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
- Nifedipine Er78 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: $411.96
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. 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.
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Common questions
What is Kenton E. Forte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenton E. Forte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326023953, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenton E. Forte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 964 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 886-4202. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenton E. Forte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 165665, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenton E. Forte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenton E. Forte, M.D. had 2,124 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. 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.