Brian J. Forbes, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Brian J. Forbes, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720138522, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD063683L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian J. Forbes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD063683L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 34TH & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104
- Phone
- (215) 590-2791
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 13, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 590-4325
- Medicaid ID
- 001753212-0001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110408000559); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian J. Forbes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD063683LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Children's Surgical Associates LtdPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian J. Forbes among 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania
Brian J. Forbes, MD is one of 1,088 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2000 among the 734 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 1,088 ophthalmology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lama Al-Aswad, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041336174937
- William Anninger, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041922038231
- Allison Brucker, M.D.Phialdelphia, PA 191041790718245
- Joshua Dunaief, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041124139746
- Kristin Hammersmith, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041437157187
- Deborah Herrmann, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041346357548
- Bennie Jeng, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041104852870
- Deborah Kelly, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041073507703
Common questions
What is Brian J. Forbes, MD's NPI number?
Brian J. Forbes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720138522, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian J. Forbes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 34TH & Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA, 19104. Phone: (215) 590-2791. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian J. Forbes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD063683L, 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.
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.