National Provider Identifier
Kenton E Forte, M.D.
Kenton E Forte, M.D. is listed in the NPPES registry with a primary specialty of General Practice Physician in Buffalo, NY and a listed phone number of (716) 886-4202.
Source: public NPPES record, last updated March 02, 2014. This profile is informational and is not medical advice, a quality rating, or a provider recommendation.
Profile Overview
- NPI
- 1326023953
- Provider Type
- Individual
- Primary Specialty
- General Practice Physician
- Enumeration Date
- December 06, 2005
- Last Updated
- March 02, 2014
Practice Location
- 964 Delaware Ave
- Buffalo, NY 14209-1806
Phone: (716) 886-4202
Specialties
- General Practice Physician (208D00000X)
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
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Medicare Part B Activity
Reported 691 Medicare fee-for-service service lines in 2023.
Peer comparison
Compared to General Practice providers in the Buffalo, NY metro area.
This provider is in the 67th percentile for Medicare service volume.
Around the middle of the peer group.
Performs 42% more Medicare services than the peer median.
Higher than 2 of 3 peers.
- Activity Percentile
- 66.7%
- Rank by Services
- 1 of 3
- Total Services
- 691
- Est. Allowed Value
- $69,691.87
- Dataset Year
- 2023
- Drug Code Share
- 0.0%
Estimated allowed value reflects Medicare fee-for-service allowed amounts only. It does not include Medicare Advantage, commercial insurance, cash-pay services, or employment compensation.
Peers are grouped by the broader General Practice classification rather than the exact subspecialty label shown elsewhere on the page.
Percentile distribution
Each bar represents a 10-point percentile band of peers by total Medicare services for General Practice across the Buffalo, NY metro area. Taller bars indicate higher service-volume bands. Highlighted bar marks this provider's percentile band.
Observed service range: 37 to 691 total Medicare services.
Top Clinical Services
- 99214: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes
262 services | $31,611.20
- 93000: Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
101 services | $1,377.46
- 99213: Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes
98 services | $8,352.71
- 93306: Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function
84 services | $15,605.25
- G0439: Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
42 services | $5,068.83
Procedure Cost Comparisons
This provider appears in MedCostCompare procedure price pages built from Medicare fee-for-service data. Follow the links to compare local provider prices for the listed procedures.
Prices are Medicare-approved amounts from public provider-service records, not private insurance rates, cash-pay quotes, or a promise of what any patient will pay.
Echocardiogram | Buffalo, NY
Provider price$185.78
Around the middle of included providers on the linked MedCostCompare page, at the 62nd price percentile.
Biography
Dr. Kenton Forte is a Buffalo physician with longstanding ties to the University at Buffalo, where he earned his medical degree in 1984 and went on to complete both his internal medicine residency and cardiovascular disease fellowship. He practices at the Heart Beat Center of WNY and has also contributed to student outreach through the Jacobs School of Medicine’s Rx for Success program, where he spoke with aspiring physicians during a heart-focused workshop.
Full Record
- NPI
- 1326023953
- Entity Type
- Individual
- Last Name
- Forte
- First Name
- Kenton
- Middle Name
- E
- Name Prefix
- Dr.
- Credential
- M.D.
- Mailing Street Address
- 964 Delaware Ave
- Mailing City
- Buffalo
- Mailing State
- NY
- Mailing ZIP Code
- 14209-1806
- Mailing Country
- US
- Mailing Phone
- (716) 886-4202
- Mailing Fax
- (716) 884-9168
- Practice Street Address
- 964 Delaware Ave
- Practice City
- Buffalo
- Practice State
- NY
- Practice ZIP Code
- 14209-1806
- Practice Country
- US
- Practice Phone
- (716) 886-4202
- Practice Fax
- (716) 884-9168
- Enumeration Date
- December 06, 2005
- Last Updated
- March 02, 2014
- Sex
- Male
- Sole Proprietor
- Yes
- updated_by_file
- npidata_pfile_20050523-20260308.csv
- Taxonomies
- General Practice Physician (208D00000X), Cardiovascular Disease Physician (207RC0000X)
- Other Identifiers
- 01183146 (NY)