Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Glendale, AZ
Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Glendale, Arizona, and NPI 1033153994, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 29750, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 29750 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18275 N 59TH Ave Ste 176, Glendale, AZ 85308
- Phone
- (602) 993-2622
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (602) 993-2922
- Medicaid ID
- 811506 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031226000009); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 29750Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
508 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf99 claims
- Hydrocortisone98 claims
- Ondansetron Odt54 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen50 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl37 claims
- Sutab33 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): 95.8 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: $155.67
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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
- Arizona Advanced Surgery LLCGlendale, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell among 60 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Arizona
Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD is one of 60 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 60 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 60 in Arizona → Every provider in Glendale → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tafadzwa Makarawo, MDGlendale, AZ 853081376836452
- Mary Schultheis, MD.Glendale, AZ 853081831218981
- Neeraj Singh, M.DGlendale, AZ 853081609053545
- Ylli Zhubi, M.D.Glendale, AZ 853081992124457
- Adatee Okonkwo, M.D.Gilbert, AZ 852971629462890
- Paravasthu Ramanujam, MDSun City, AZ 853511447286752
- Philippe Bouchard, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591376799478
- Justin Brady, M.D.Scottsdale, AZ 852591316280134
Common questions
What is Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD's NPI number?
Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033153994, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18275 N 59TH Ave Ste 176, Glendale, AZ, 85308. Phone: (602) 993-2622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 29750, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD had 508 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Adrienne W. Forstner-Barthell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.8 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.