Dr. Christopher R. Fortenbach, MD

Dr. Fortenbach practices at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington.

Dr. Fortenbach's NPI, 1194116889, was assigned on February 17, 2015. Dr. Fortenbach holds Washington license MD61443591.

Dr. Fortenbach's primary practice is Harborview Medical Center, at 325 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 in King County. The practice phone is (206) 744-9535.

Dr. Fortenbach's primary practice is Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, Washington, part of University of Washington. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fortenbach to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fortenbach practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Fortenbach's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Fortenbach is licensed in Washington.

CMS data shows 419 Medicare services from Dr. Fortenbach across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 109 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $24,771 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 109 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fortenbach in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 42 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 62% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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. Fortenbach's median patient age at 61, with 54% women.

In 2024, Dr. Fortenbach wrote 98 Medicare Part D claims for 29 patients. 71% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 41 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,910 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 70 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Fortenbach for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Fortenbach accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.