Leah M. Fortson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Leah M. Fortson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1023691151, issued on May 5, 2021. Check the license (Utah 12985848-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah M. Fortson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 12985848-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
- Phone
- (801) 581-4096
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251217000920); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Dental Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah M. Fortson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 12985848-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Teton County Hospital DistrictJackson, WY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leah M. Fortson among 373 psychiatry physician records in Utah
Leah M. Fortson, MD is one of 373 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Utah. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 83% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2011 among the 175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
183 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City
They are 183 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 373 psychiatry physician records in Utah.
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Common questions
What is Leah M. Fortson, MD's NPI number?
Leah M. Fortson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023691151, issued on May 5, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah M. Fortson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Huntsman Mental Health Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108. Phone: (801) 581-4096. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah M. Fortson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 12985848-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leah M. Fortson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah M. Fortson, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.