NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert L. Forti, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Nashville, TN

Robert L. Forti, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1790729887, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 20029, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790729887
Name
Robert L. Forti
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License number
20029 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN 37203
Phone
(615) 284-1400
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(615) 284-2101
Medicaid ID
3048825 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100120000473); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 300 20TH Ave N

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  2. Patricia Arns, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558306464
  3. Todd Bauer, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1336296136
  4. John Bolds, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1659375467
  5. Parminder Bolina, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1801831714
  6. George Bounds, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477598712

Verify Robert L. Forti in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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6.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

4,599 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. Robert Forti4,599
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium411 claims
  2. Donepezil Hcl286 claims
  3. Furosemide284 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium221 claims
  5. Eliquis192 claims
  6. Potassium Chloride190 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

  1. Advanced Diagnostic Imaging PCGoodlettsville, TN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert L. Forti among 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee

Robert L. Forti, M.D. is one of 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2011 among the 23 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0002X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 31 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Tennessee.

All 31 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →

The 8 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sandhya Mudumbi, MDNashville, TN 372031902249089
  2. Gavin Royer, MDNashville, TN 372031285211441
  3. Barton Sanders, MDNashville, TN 372031740667005
  4. Sarah Fremont, MDNashville, TN 372051982614814
  5. Stephen Lasher, M.D.Nashville, TN 372011538188826
  6. Christina Macmurdo-France, MDNashville, TN 372051114001229
  7. Marc Rothman, M.D.Nashville, TN 372011184672040
  8. Ishwaria Subbiah, M.D., M.S.Nashville, TN 372051124283213

Common questions

What is Robert L. Forti, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert L. Forti, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790729887, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert L. Forti, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 20TH Ave N, Nashville, TN, 37203. Phone: (615) 284-1400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert L. Forti, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 20029, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Robert L. Forti, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert L. Forti, M.D. had 4,599 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.