Aaron Lee Forbes, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Cedar Knolls, NJ
Aaron Lee Forbes, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Cedar Knolls, New Jersey, and NPI 1689808826, issued on May 2, 2009. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA09904500, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aaron Lee Forbes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 25MA09904500 NJ
A135257 CA
156747 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 197 Ridgedale Ave Ste 300, Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
- Phone
- (973) 538-2334
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Fax
- (973) 539-9610
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161116000856); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 197 Ridgedale Ave Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Eliseo Diprinzio, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1720473747
- Claudia Ginsberg, M.D.Specialist1366533309
- Morgan Kline, ANPNurse Practitioner1386300283
- Joseph Kreinberg, PA-CPhysician Assistant1356274369
- Sydney Lucas, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1164137618
- Alexa TolliPhysician Assistant1205756863
Verify Aaron Lee Forbes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA09904500Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
764 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam337 claims
- Amoxicillin182 claims
- Celecoxib70 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium60 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl36 claims
- Tramadol Hcl33 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 64.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $377.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tri-County Orthopaedic And Sports Medicine PACedar Knolls, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aaron Lee Forbes among 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey
Aaron Lee Forbes, MD is one of 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2001 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Jersey
There are 690 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Jersey.
All 690 in New Jersey → Every provider in Cedar Knolls → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Baumann, APNCedar Knolls, NJ 079271831940493
- Robert Dagostini, MDCedar Knolls, NJ 079271407880115
- Michael Alapatt, M.D.Chatham, NJ 079281639401250
- James Clark-Schoeb, M.D.Chatham, NJ 079281477523058
- Kenneth Rieger, M.D.Chatham, NJ 079281275559700
- Michael Fiore, M.D.Far Hills, NJ 079311437285715
- Stephanie Adam, DOFlorham Park, NJ 079321447459292
- Eric Black, MDFlorham Park, NJ 079321982863338
Common questions
What is Aaron Lee Forbes, MD's NPI number?
Aaron Lee Forbes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689808826, issued on May 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aaron Lee Forbes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 197 Ridgedale Ave Ste 300, Cedar Knolls, NJ, 07927. Phone: (973) 538-2334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aaron Lee Forbes, MD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA09904500, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Aaron Lee Forbes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aaron Lee Forbes, MD had 764 Medicare Part D claims for 498 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aaron Lee Forbes, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 64.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.