NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brett R. Forehand, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Erie, PA

Brett R. Forehand, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1518942192, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD421865, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518942192
Name
Brett R. Forehand
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
MD421865 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
232 W 25TH St, Erie, PA 16544
Phone
(814) 452-5000
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240809001168); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1999
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 232 W 25TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Brandon Adams, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1750981858
  2. Diane Adiutori, CRNPNurse Practitioner1194789636
  3. Jason Aguirre, ATCAthletic Trainer1104501527
  4. Richard Anderson, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1598740060
  5. Tyler Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124471446
  6. Hasnain Arshad, MDNeurology Physician1467972836

Verify Brett R. Forehand in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

47 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Brett Forehand47
  2. Specialty average226

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The East Alabama Health Care AuthorityOpelika, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Brett R. Forehand among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Brett R. Forehand, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

120 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Erie

They are 120 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Anderson, MDErie, PA 165441598740060
  2. Jason Ball, DOErie, PA 165441437133022
  3. Timothy Cheslock, DOErie, PA 165441023169307
  4. Eileen Engel, MDErie, PA 165441306826409
  5. Frederick Havko, MDErie, PA 165441841275872
  6. Wayne Jones, DOErie, PA 165441578549283
  7. Matthew McCarthy, DOErie, PA 165441891774584
  8. Angela McDermott, DOErie, PA 165441073772125

Common questions

What is Brett R. Forehand, MD's NPI number?

Brett R. Forehand, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518942192, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brett R. Forehand, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 232 W 25TH St, Erie, PA, 16544. Phone: (814) 452-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brett R. Forehand, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD421865, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brett R. Forehand, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brett R. Forehand, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.