Paula Maria Forteza, MD

Primary specialty

Family Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Q00000X

License

ME172889 Issued in FL

Practice address

921 S Beneva Rd
Sarasota, FL 34232-2401

Phone

(941) 365-7390

Fax

(941) 365-5469

NPI assigned

Mar 28, 2022

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

Other, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Intercoastal Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 6305730912, 176 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Sarasota Memorial Hospital Hospital, Sarasota, FL, CCN 100087

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: paula.forteza@hca4.eclinicaldirectplus.com
• Direct secure messaging: paula.forteza@img.directbygreenway.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Intercoastal Medical Group Inc

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Sarasota, FL
  • NPI 1578537767
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Sarasota County Public Hospital District

  dba Sarasota Memorial Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Sarasota, FL
  • NPI 1245294826
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "city": "SARASOTA",
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    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "first_name": "PAULA",
        "middle_name": "MARIA",
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        "credential": "MD",
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        "enumeration_date": "2022-03-28",
        "last_updated": "2025-08-21",
        "certification_date": "2025-08-21",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        }
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    "endpoints": [
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            "affiliation": "N",
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            "useDescription": "Direct",
            "address_1": "921 S Beneva Rd",
            "city": "Sarasota",
            "state": "FL",
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• Elizabeth A Formy-Duval, OT
• Dawn Marie Forrest, CRNA
• Sharon Diane Forrest, ED.D LMFT
• Dane George Forst
• Corina M Forte
• Forty Carrots Family Center
• Stanley A Forwand, M.D.
• Jacqueline M Foster, PA
• Michel Susan Foster, M.D.
• Thomas James Fotopoulos, D.O.

• Family Medicine Physician in Sarasota, FL
• Providers in Sarasota, FL by specialty
• Family Medicine Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 21, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.