Dr. Christopher Thomas Fortson, MD

Dr. Fortson practices at Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Dr. Fortson's NPI, 1770842148, was assigned on May 4, 2012. Dr. Fortson holds Arkansas license E-9194.

Dr. Fortson's primary practice is Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities, at 2901 S 74th St, Fort Smith, AR 72903 in Sebastian County. The practice phone is (479) 314-1101.

Dr. Fortson's primary practice is Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Dr. Fortson is also affiliated with Mercy Hospital Fort Smith. The medical group on file is Mercy Clinic Fort Smith Communities. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fortson to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fortson practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Family medicine is Dr. Fortson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Q00000X. Dr. Fortson is licensed in Arkansas.

CMS data shows 809 Medicare services from Dr. Fortson across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 206 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $40,693 for them.

CMS counts 206 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fortson in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 81 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.92, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fortson's median patient age at 67, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fortson wrote 3,855 Medicare Part D claims for 235 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,231 of them, across 83 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $299,566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,517 claims across 91 drugs.

Dr. Fortson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 136 general payments to Dr. Fortson from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $526.