Physician

Aaron C Fortney, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Aaron Fortney, MD (NPI: 1447297189) practices ophthalmology in the Bismarck, ND market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Burleigh, ND. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is DAKOTA EYE INSTITUTE PC (NPI: 1962449835; TIN: 450413089) and primary practice location at 58503-0664.

Fortney's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 850 traditional Medicare patients, billed 22,442 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $901,570 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 1,402 prescription claims across 295 beneficiaries totaling $146,936 in drug costs, led by Lumigan (Bimatoprost). 2015 DME data shows 47 claims. Open Payments data shows 2 records totaling $49. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have changed little. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$451K$902K2015 Medicare payment: $733,374 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $760,084 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $858,283 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $850,821 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $818,181 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $743,644 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $865,729 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $842,048 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $577,498 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $901,570 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,0936,128$733,374
20169895,649$760,084
20171,1005,829$858,283
20181,0006,817$850,821
20191,0086,183$818,181
20209845,200$743,644
20211,0205,359$865,729
20229276,421$842,048
202379910,604$577,498
202485022,442$901,570

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$98K$195K2015 Drug cost: $195,151 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $187,883 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $153,390 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $169,861 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $186,853 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $194,114 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $181,941 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $171,530 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $163,678 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $146,936 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20154872,226$195,151
20164352,115$187,883
20173801,662$153,390
20183301,663$169,861
20193081,610$186,853
20204411,932$194,114
20213021,539$181,941
20223101,451$171,530
20233001,487$163,678
20242951,402$146,936

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$1.7K$3.3K2015 Medicare payment: $3,336 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
20154747$3,336
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* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
66984Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens165277$332
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system543637$77
92136Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye174285$28
92134Imaging of retina480888$26
92133Imaging of optic nerve173179$22

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
LumiganBimatoprost582,202$22,694
RestasisCyclosporine221,050$21,859
CombiganBrimonidine Tartrate/Timolol552,209$14,298
TravoprostTravoprost622,779$11,189
LatanoprostLatanoprost39422,421$8,113

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.2$49Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Aaron C. Fortney, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Aaron C. Fortney, MD (NPI 1447297189), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Aaron C. Fortney, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Aaron C. Fortney, MD?

Aaron C. Fortney, MD is linked to DAKOTA EYE INSTITUTE PC (billing NPI 1962449835) in the available physician profile data.

Does Aaron C. Fortney, MD have Open Payments data?

Aaron C. Fortney, MD has 2 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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