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Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD

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(Michael Fortson, MD)

(522 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

Medical College of Georgia (1989)

572 Hank Aaron Drive Suite 3200
Atlanta, GA 30312

(678) 631-3722

Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA specializing in family medicine and general practice. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare, University of New Mexico Medical Group and Piedmont Primary Care of Summerhill.

Office Locations

572 Hank Aaron Drive Suite 3200
Atlanta, GA 30312

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

mental health screening

In 2023, Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD performed more mental health screening procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	472
breast procedures	38
breathing treatment	11
doctor visit	951
lab tests	905
preventive care	83
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	120
vaccines	45
women's imaging	38
X-rays	176

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	327
doctor visit	648
lab tests	675
musculoskeletal imaging	14
preventive care	62
thoracic (chest) imaging	103
vaccines	62
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	117

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	97
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	29
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	208
doctor visit	457
lab tests	423
preventive care	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	48
vaccines	27
X-rays	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	191
Black	75
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	24
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	280
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	454
lab tests	77
preventive care	127
vaccines	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	37
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2018 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	339
diabetes management	53
doctor visit	574
lab tests	53
preventive care	74
vaccines	21

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	41
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2019 were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	330
cardiac procedures	13
diabetes management	60
doctor visit	615
lab tests	98
preventive care	148
vaccines	56

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	69
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	47
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	210
lab tests	25
preventive care	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	102

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA during 2022 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	493
preventive care	151
vaccines	21

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	13
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Atlanta, GA were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

blood draw	295
breast procedures	38
cardiac procedures	13
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	500
lab tests	322
musculoskeletal imaging	14
preventive care	87
spinal procedures	18
thoracic (chest) imaging	90
vaccines	44
vascular procedures	13
women's imaging	38
X-rays	113

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	42
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	185
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	71
85 and over	21
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	127

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1989. He completed residency at St. Vincent's Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1989)

Residency: St. Vincent's Medical Center (1992)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Piedmont Healthcare

University of New Mexico Medical Group

Piedmont Primary Care of Summerhill

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare Advantage, Wellcare, Humana Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Aetna, Tricare Select, CareSource Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem MediBlue, PHCS/MultiPlan, Beech Street, Kaiser, LifeWell (HealthScope), Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select), Sonder, Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners, Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign), Peach State, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A), CareSource, Ambetter (including Core & Select), Georgia Health Advantage and CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare Advantage

Wellcare

Humana Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Aetna

Tricare Select

CareSource Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem MediBlue

PHCS/MultiPlan

Beech Street

Kaiser

LifeWell (HealthScope)

Alliant Health Plans SoloCare (including Core & Select)

Sonder

Alliant SimpleCare/4Corners

Pruitt Health Premier (AllyAlign)

Peach State

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (Ryan White Part A)

CareSource

Ambetter (including Core & Select)

Georgia Health Advantage

CareSource Dual Advantage (HMO D-SNP only)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 522 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Atlanta, GA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael T. Fortson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$326 FARXIGA $244	CRESTOR $51	SYMBICORT $19	BYDUREON WEEKLY $13
Pfizer Inc.	$239 LYRICA $104	CELEBREX $58	TRUMENBA $34	PREVNAR - 13 $32	FLECTOR PATCH $12
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$239 AMITIZA $178	Kazano $29	Brintellix $18	Colcrys $14
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$230 Vesicare $89	Myrbetriq $33	$108
Novo Nordisk Inc	$146 Victoza $85	NovoLog $26	Wegovy $18	Ozempic $17
Other	$1,404 Lorzone 750mg $138	Suprax $129	AVYCAZ $125	Belviq $98	TRADJENTA $90	Other $824

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,366
Education	$219

Biography

Dr. Michael Fortson specializes in general practice and family medicine. The average patient rating for Dr. Fortson is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue California, Viant, and more. Dr. Fortson obtained his medical school training at Medical College of Georgia and performed his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital. He is affiliated with Piedmont Healthcare and the University of New Mexico Medical Group. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Atlanta, GA.