Paula Maria Forteza, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Sarasota, FL
Paula Maria Forteza, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sarasota, Florida, and NPI 1144970328, issued on Mar 28, 2022. Check the license (Florida ME172889, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paula Maria Forteza
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME172889 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 921 S Beneva RD, Sarasota, FL 34232
- Phone
- (941) 365-7390
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2022
- Record last updated
- Aug 21, 2025
- Fax
- (941) 365-5469
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250819001963); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paula Maria Forteza in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME172889Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $136.73
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biogen, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Intercoastal Medical Group IncSarasota, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paula Maria Forteza among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
Paula Maria Forteza, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
137 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sarasota
They are 137 of the 6,548 NPPES records with a practice address in Sarasota, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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Common questions
What is Paula Maria Forteza, MD's NPI number?
Paula Maria Forteza, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144970328, issued on Mar 28, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paula Maria Forteza, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 921 S Beneva RD, Sarasota, FL, 34232. Phone: (941) 365-7390. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paula Maria Forteza, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME172889, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paula Maria Forteza, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paula Maria Forteza, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.