NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Phillip Fortenberry

Family Medicine Physician · Petal, MS

William Phillip Fortenberry is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Petal, Mississippi, and NPI 1235521923, issued on Mar 4, 2015. Check the license (Mississippi 28846, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; 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
1235521923
Name
William Phillip Fortenberry
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
28846 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
50 Parkway LN, Petal, MS 39465
Phone
(601) 544-7404
Enumerated
Mar 4, 2015
Record last updated
Aug 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230807003191); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 50 Parkway LN

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ronald Bullock, MDFamily Medicine Physician1437166832
  2. George Gillespie, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1124117171
  3. Barbara Karcher, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1558756387
  4. Rodney Lovitt, MDFamily Medicine Physician1215042635
  5. Judd Reynolds, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1730355967

Verify William Phillip Fortenberry in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
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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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,197 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Fortenberry2,197
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate79 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide73 claims
  4. Valsartan73 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa69 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium66 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: $139.20

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. William Fortenberry$139.20
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

  1. Hattiesburg Clinic PAHattiesburg, MS

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

William Phillip Fortenberry among 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi

William Phillip Fortenberry is one of 1,165 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 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 2015, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 748 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 60% 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 Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Petal

They are 10 of the 120 NPPES records with a practice address in Petal, and 1,165 family medicine physician records in Mississippi.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Bullock, MDPetal, MS 394651437166832
  2. Patricia Campbell, MDPetal, MS 394651255991253
  3. George Gillespie, D.O.Petal, MS 394651124117171
  4. Ashlee Hendry, DOPetal, MS 394651619354420
  5. Angel Johnson, MDPetal, MS 394651275705436
  6. Rodney Lovitt, MDPetal, MS 394651215042635
  7. John Nelson, MDPetal, MS 394651366470056
  8. Judd Reynolds, D.O.Petal, MS 394651730355967

Common questions

What is William Phillip Fortenberry's NPI number?

William Phillip Fortenberry's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235521923, issued on Mar 4, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Phillip Fortenberry located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Parkway LN, Petal, MS, 39465. Phone: (601) 544-7404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Phillip Fortenberry's license?

NPPES lists Mississippi license number 28846, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Phillip Fortenberry prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Phillip Fortenberry had 2,197 Medicare Part D claims for 257 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.