$4,500 in research paymentsHyperalgesiaSomatosensory DisordersDS-1971aPregabalin
Dr. Vincent R. Forte, MD
NPI1043241987PAC ID3971566514
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,788
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,021
- Part D claims, 2024
- 15,563
- Clinical trials
- 2
- MIPS score, 2024
- 70
- Practice address
- 1809 Northpointe Ln (pvt, Ruston, LA 71270
- Practice phone
- Call (318) 323-6405
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Louisiana Pain Care
Ruston, Louisiana
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Dr. Vincent R. Forte is an interventional pain medicine physician in Ruston, Louisiana
Dr. Forte practices at Louisiana Pain Care in Ruston, Louisiana.
Dr. Forte's NPI, 1043241987, was assigned on July 6, 2006. Dr. Forte graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1992. Dr. Forte holds Louisiana license 09804R.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1043241987NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3971566514
- NPI enumeration date
- July 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (318) 323-6405
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Vincent R. Forte practices at Louisiana Pain Care in Ruston, Louisiana
Dr. Forte's primary practice is Louisiana Pain Care, at 1809 Northpointe Ln (pvt, Ruston, LA 71270 in Lincoln Parish. The practice phone is (318) 323-6405.
- Louisiana Pain Care1809 Northpointe Ln (pvt, Ruston, LA 71270 · Lincoln ParishPhone(318) 323-6405
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Vincent R. Forte is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Forte's primary practice is Louisiana Pain Care in Ruston, Louisiana. Dr. Forte is also affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center. The medical group on file is Louisiana Pain Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forte to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Louisiana Pain CarePrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Vincent R. Forte's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forte practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Louisiana Pain Care | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Vincent R. Forte is one of 56 interventional pain medicine physicians in Louisiana
Interventional pain medicine is Dr. Forte's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208VP0014X. Dr. Forte is licensed in Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional pain medicine, LouisianaPrimary
Interventional pain medicine physicians near Dr. Forte
Counts of interventional pain medicine physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vincent R. Forte billed Medicare for 9,788 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,788 Medicare services from Dr. Forte across 36 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,021 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $631,384 for them.
Medicare services, 20249,788
Medicare patients1,021
Paid by Medicare$631,384
Procedure codes36
Dr. Forte's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4,9672024: 5,0442%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,9382024: 1,8067%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 7872024: 1,06035%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 8352024: 92110%
- Other services
- 2023: 4062024: 48118%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4502024: 4766%
Where Dr. Forte's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office7,78179%
- In a facility2,00721%
Dr. Forte compared with the Louisiana median for interventional pain medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Forte
- Louisiana median
- Medicare services
- 9,788vs 1,2188.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,021vs 2015.1 times
- Part D claims
- 15,418vs 2,9125.3 times
Medians across 56 interventional pain medicine physicians in Louisiana with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Forte's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Vincent R. Forte treated 1,021 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 1,021 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forte in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 437 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Forte's median patient age at 68, with 59% women.
Medicare patients, 20241,021
Average age73
Average risk score1.29
Also on Medicaid19%
Dr. Forte's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Forte's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women64863%
- Men37337%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Forte's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes36%
- Anxiety34%
- Mood disorders29%
- Depression27%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Forte's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men37%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vincent R. Forte wrote 15,563 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Forte wrote 15,563 Medicare Part D claims for 1,720 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 15,418 of them, across 54 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $424,775 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12,816 claims across 52 drugs.
Part D claims, 202415,563
Drugs named by CMS54
Total drug cost$424,775
Part D patients1,720
Dr. Forte's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic15,309 claims98%
- Brand-name254 claims2%
Dr. Forte's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Forte's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids56%8,649 of 15,563 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 12,8162024: 15,41820%
Drugs named by CMS: 54 in 2024, 52 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Vincent R. Forte scored 70 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 70 out of 100 for Dr. Forte for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Forte accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Forte's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 70of 100Final score
- 35of 100Quality
- 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 62of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Vincent R. Forte has worked on 2 clinical trials
Dmand AI links Dr. Forte to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Fibromyalgia, Hyperalgesia and Muscular Diseases. Daiichi Sankyo sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Forte that name 2 trials.
Conditions in Dr. Forte's trials
- Fibromyalgia
- Hyperalgesia
- Muscular Diseases
- Somatosensory Disorders
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Forte
- Richard Lee Beasley, MD2 shared trials
- Perminder J S Bhatia, MD2 shared trials
- Steve Hwan-Soo Choi, MD2 shared trials
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Forte
$54,949 in research paymentsFibromyalgiaMuscular DiseasesDS-5565
Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Vincent R. Forte received $7,823 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 288 general payments to Dr. Forte from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $1,792. It also lists 77 research payments totaling $59,449 in 2016, naming 2 clinical trials.
General payments to Dr. Forte by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Forte by kind, 2016 to 2025
$7.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$6,36081%
- Travel and lodging$1,46219%
Companies that paid Dr. Forte the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Vincent R. Forte graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans
Dr. Forte graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Vincent R. Forte's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Vincent R. Forte's NPI number?
Dr. Vincent R. Forte's NPI number is 1043241987. It was assigned on July 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Vincent R. Forte?
Dr. Vincent R. Forte is an interventional pain medicine physician in Ruston, Louisiana. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Pain Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 208VP0014X).
Where does Dr. Vincent R. Forte practice?
Dr. Forte practices at 1809 Northpointe Ln (pvt, Ruston, LA 71270. Dr. Forte's primary practice is Louisiana Pain Care in Ruston, Louisiana. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forte to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Vincent R. Forte's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Forte is (318) 323-6405.
What is Dr. Vincent R. Forte's medical license number?
Dr. Forte holds Louisiana license 09804R.
Which hospitals is Dr. Vincent R. Forte affiliated with?
Dr. Forte is affiliated with Northern Louisiana Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Forte to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Vincent R. Forte part of?
Dr. Forte is linked to Louisiana Pain Care.
Does Dr. Vincent R. Forte accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forte billed Medicare for 9,788 services in 2024, and Dr. Forte accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Vincent R. Forte's MIPS score?
Dr. Forte's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 70 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Vincent R. Forte see?
CMS counts 1,021 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forte in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Vincent R. Forte bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Forte's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, established patient (99213) and lab and pathology test (80307).
Where did Dr. Vincent R. Forte go to medical school?
Dr. Forte graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Vincent R. Forte prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forte's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Gabapentin and Oxycodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Vincent R. Forte received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $7,823 in general payments to Dr. Forte from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.
How long has Dr. Vincent R. Forte been practicing?
Dr. Forte graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Vincent R. Forte do research?
Dr. Forte has worked on 2 clinical trials.
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