Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1033375894, issued on Jul 31, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS019474, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alfonse Fortunato
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- OS019474 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave Ste 261, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-3901
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 359-4514
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181005000658); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2003
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 320 E North Ave Ste 261
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Matthew Berg, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033712070
- Casey BrunoSpeech-Language Pathologist1801370713
- Colleen Gavin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1316102213
- Stanislav Nosik, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1205168341
- Sherif Rizk, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1235156795
- Erin Suydam, MDSurgical Critical Care Physician1700907193
Verify Richard Alfonse Fortunato in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS019474Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
142 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf81 claims
- Loperamide14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $23,697.50
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alfonse Fortunato among 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O. is one of 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2000 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 122 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Celebrezze Jr.Pittsburgh, PA 152121366442949
- David Medich, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121164423539
- Stanislav Nosik, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121205168341
- Sherif Rizk, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121235156795
- Jennifer Holder-MurrayPittsburgh, PA 152131063647626
- Sean Whelan, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152151639335581
- Taryn Hassinger, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241720408529
- Ved Kaushik, MDPittsburgh, PA 152371447211479
Common questions
What is Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O.'s NPI number?
Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033375894, issued on Jul 31, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave Ste 261, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS019474, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O. had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 114 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Alfonse Fortunato, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.