Louis Forte, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Benton, KY
Louis Forte, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Benton, Kentucky, and NPI 1083663504, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 24262, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Louis Forte
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 24262 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 615 Old Symsonia RD, Benton, KY 42025
- Phone
- (270) 527-4800
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (270) 527-4910
- Medicaid ID
- 64242621 KY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040424000257); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 615 Old Symsonia RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meredith Crider, APRNPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1447713623
- Bruce David, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1922190412
- Toni Gordon-Bailey, APRNNurse Practitioner1568091270
- Robert Harris, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265403265
- Anthony Starkey, M.D/D.CFamily Medicine Physician1801896196
- Gretta Thomasson, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1669369468
Verify Louis Forte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 24262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
319 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone17 claims
- Dextroamphetamine-Amphetamine16 claims
- Lisinopril16 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium14 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl14 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate14 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
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCMayfield, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
3 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Benton
They are 3 of the 170 NPPES records with a practice address in Benton, and 903 emergency medicine physician records in Kentucky.
All 3 in Benton → All 903 in Kentucky → Every provider in Benton →
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- Brian Adkins, M.D.Lexington, KY1598710717
- Jessica Adkins, MDLexington, KY1639708712
- Amal Agarwal, D.O.Lexington, KY1932259827
- Muhammad Ahmed, MDLexington, KY1912053042
- Dominic Aiello, MDLouisville, KY1215687322
- Kenneth Ajabor, M.D.West Liberty, KY1023292562
Common questions
What is Louis Forte, MD's NPI number?
Louis Forte, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083663504, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Louis Forte, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 Old Symsonia RD, Benton, KY, 42025. Phone: (270) 527-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Louis Forte, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 24262, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Louis Forte, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Louis Forte, MD had 319 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.