Mark Routon Fortson, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Columbus, GA
Mark Routon Fortson, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1457452591, issued on Sep 25, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 024937, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Routon Fortson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License numbers
- 024937 GA
24937 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Hamilton RD Ste B, Columbus, GA 31904
- Phone
- (706) 655-8800
- Enumerated
- Sep 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2022
- Fax
- (706) 940-9767
- Medicaid ID
- 000274612 GA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Routon Fortson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 024937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
489 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium82 claims
- Omeprazole75 claims
- Creon54 claims
- Amitriptyline Hcl36 claims
- Famotidine32 claims
- Vemlidy19 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: $501.39
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Mark Routon Fortson among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
Mark Routon Fortson, M.D. is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dhruv Chaudhary, M.DColumbus, GA 319041679968200
- Camilo Gabiana, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041235288234
- Pravinchandra Patel, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041326055609
- Ashwinkumar Patel, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041811001142
- Humberto Rios, MDColumbus, GA 319041316439987
- Gina Sam, MDColumbus, GA 319041134387822
- Daniel Schoenborn, DOColumbus, GA 319041326252503
- Shankar Thiruppathi, M.D.Columbus, GA 319041508979832
Common questions
What is Mark Routon Fortson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Routon Fortson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457452591, issued on Sep 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Routon Fortson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Hamilton RD Ste B, Columbus, GA, 31904. Phone: (706) 655-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Routon Fortson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 024937, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark Routon Fortson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Routon Fortson, M.D. had 489 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.