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Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist)

210 Westside Drive
Dothan, AL 36303

(334) 793-5074

Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO is an internist in Dothan, AL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and hospital medicine (hospitalist). Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO is affiliated with Infirmary Health and North Baldwin Infirmary.

Office Locations

210 Westside Drive
Dothan, AL 36303

(334) 793-5074

(334) 699-5135

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North Baldwin Infirmary

3 Mobile Infirmary Circle Suite 308
Mobile, AL 36607

(251) 435-7245

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2012 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	172
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	75
diabetes management	70
doctor visit	644
emergency care	139
excision	75
hospital care	688
inpatient care	677
lab tests	923
outpatient care	11
preventive care	217
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
thyroid function tests	139
vaccines	39
X-rays	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	367
diabetes management	128
doctor visit	1018
hospital care	1227
inpatient care	1227
lab tests	1717
preventive care	474
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
thyroid function tests	220
vaccines	75
X-rays	52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	530

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	735
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	124
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2162
inpatient care	2148
outpatient care	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	125
Less than 65	160

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	50
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1773
inpatient care	1773

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	764
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1298
Black	272
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	514
85 and over	252
Less than 65	332

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	2042
inpatient care	2042

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	562
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	112
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	50
Dementia	28
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1806
inpatient care	1791
outpatient care	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	573
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	124
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	49
Dementia	27
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1516
inpatient care	1484
outpatient care	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	537
Black	101
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	107
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	54
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1222
inpatient care	1206
outpatient care	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	94
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	50
Dementia	31
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	592
inpatient care	592

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	53
Dementia	33
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	271
inpatient care	271

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	49

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	30
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	351
inpatient care	351

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	32
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated as an internist in Dothan, AL were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

blood draw	269
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	75
diabetes management	99
doctor visit	831
emergency care	139
excision	75
hospital care	1240
inpatient care	1232
lab tests	1320
outpatient care	17
preventive care	345
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
thyroid function tests	179
vaccines	57
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	69
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	456
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	178
85 and over	92
Less than 65	112
65 to 74	183

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	16
Dementia	24

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Infirmary Health

North Baldwin Infirmary

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Joseph W. Forte, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$139 XARELTO $127	INVOKANA $12
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.	$105 Benicar $73	Welchol $20	Azor $12
Pfizer Inc.	$96 ELIQUIS $63	TOVIAZ $32
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$46 LINZESS 290 mcg $46
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$43 FloTrac Sensor $43
Other	$217 Berinert $19	CLEVIPREX $18	Cresemba $14	ENTRESTO $14	NovoLog $12	Other $141