Thomas Getzen Fortson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Pulmonary Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RP1001X

License

072281 Issued in GA

Practice address

500 18TH St Ste A30
Columbus, GA 31901

Phone

(706) 571-1182

NPI assigned

Jun 28, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

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

Pulmonary Disease

Education

Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine, 2011

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.Group PAC ID 1355244385, 157 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown Hospital, Columbus, GA, CCN 110064
• Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital, Columbus, GA, CCN 110200
• St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare Hospital, Columbus, GA, CCN 110129

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

91.62 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

83.25

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Columbus, GA
  • NPI 1790733244

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1841230620
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Au Medical Associates Inc

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Augusta, GA
  • NPI 1114574126
  NPD
• Columbus Ambulatory Healthcare Services, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Phenix City, AL
  • NPI 1699240531
  NPD

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

• Hughston Hospital, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbus, GA
  • NPI 1407082308
  Care Compare affiliation
• St Francis Health LLC

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbus, GA
  • NPI 1033228168
  Care Compare affiliation
• The Medical Center Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Columbus, GA
  • NPI 1255401519
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "707 CENTER ST STE 110",
            "city": "COLUMBUS",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "319011575",
            "telephone_number": "706-494-4300"
        },
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}

• Maureen T Forston, PH.D.
• Rebecca Butts Fort, PHARMD
• Katrina Fortson
• Mark Routon Fortson, M.D.
• Shirley Fortson
• Brittany Ann Fortune, MD
• Eugene Charles Fortune IV, MD, MS
• Rahab Maria Foster Williams
• Allison Taylor Foster, PA-C
• Anjanee Foster

• Pulmonary Disease Physician in Columbus, GA
• Providers in Columbus, GA by specialty
• Pulmonary Disease Physician in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 14, 2019; 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.

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