Vincent R. Forte, M.D.
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Monroe, LA
Vincent R. Forte, M.D. is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1043241987, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 09804R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vincent R. Forte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 09804R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 210 Layton Ave Ste 20, Monroe, LA 71201
- Phone
- (318) 323-6405
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 410-8290
- Medicaid ID
- 1959995 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070213000260); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 210 Layton Ave Ste 20
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Byrd, PTPhysical Therapist1780616060
- Donna CoursonNurse Practitioner1013099829
- John Ledbetter, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1225069065
- Patricia Pennington, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1881623957
Verify Vincent R. Forte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 09804RCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
15,563 Medicare Part D claims for 1,720 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 8,649 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen4,692 claims
- Gabapentin1,925 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,643 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl997 claims
- Tramadol Hcl911 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl805 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): 68.8 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: $724.98
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Louisiana Pain Care, LLCMonroe, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vincent R. Forte among 59 interventional pain medicine physician records in Louisiana
Vincent R. Forte, M.D. is one of 59 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 92% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 49 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 59 interventional pain medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 59 in Louisiana → Every provider in Monroe → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Ledbetter, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011225069065
- William Whyte, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711061821060476
- Jefferey Adair, MDShreveport, LA 711051780665828
- Randall Brewer, MDShreveport, LA 711051538130018
- John Cefalu, MDShreveport, LA 711051659804979
- Jai Munjampalli, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051568728178
- Russell Stuermann, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051306027438
- James Wages, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051447561857
Common questions
What is Vincent R. Forte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Vincent R. Forte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043241987, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vincent R. Forte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 Layton Ave Ste 20, Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 323-6405. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vincent R. Forte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 09804R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vincent R. Forte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vincent R. Forte, M.D. had 15,563 Medicare Part D claims for 1,720 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vincent R. Forte, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 68.8 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.