Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Dr. Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1447479829

Dr. Gerald Richard Fortuna, MD practises Vascular Surgery in West Columbia, South Carolina. Graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine in 1999, 27 years ago. Practices with Coastal Vascular and Vein Center PA, an 11-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Missouri and South Carolina.

Years since qualifying
27
Trained at
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Licensed in
MO, SC
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
4
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2728 Sunset Blvd Ste 400
West Columbia, SC 29169-4872
Phone: (803) 936-7095
Fax: (803) 936-7908
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Specialties & licences

Vascular Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2086S0129X · Licence 25639 (SC)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 2016023683 (MO)
Surgical Critical Care Physician Taxonomy 2086S0102X · Licence 2016023683 (MO)
Vascular Surgery Physician Taxonomy 2086S0129X · Licence 2016023683 (MO)

Record details

NPI number1447479829
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 24, 2007
Last updated in NPPESApril 26, 2023
Certification dateApril 26, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyVASCULAR SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1999 (27 years in practice)
Group practice Coastal Vascular And Vein Center Pa — 11 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Varicose vein removal 484 times · 97th percentile
Leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) 39 times · 88th percentile
Removal of tissue 20 times · 69th percentile
Removal of skin lesions 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients1,507
Services billed 2,931 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,152 18 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Coastal Vascular and Vein Center PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

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