Brian Ray Forrest, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Apex, NC
Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Apex, North Carolina, and NPI 1376540112, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 200000420, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Ray Forrest
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 200000420 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1031 W Williams St, Apex, NC 27502
- Phone
- (919) 363-0190
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 8, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 363-0195
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Ray Forrest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 200000420Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Celecoxib95 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium81 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Nebivolol Hcl67 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium65 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $95,938.32
186 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Brian Ray Forrest among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Apex
They are 27 of the 1,065 NPPES records with a practice address in Apex, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Blackwell, M.D.Apex, NC 275021770677635
- Maureen Dollinger, MDApex, NC 275021801914353
- Keely Godwin, MDApex, NC 275021013940964
- Cecilia Gordon, D.O.Apex, NC 275021356401749
- Mark Macpherson, D.O.Apex, NC 275021962433805
- Ragini Madan, MDApex, NC 275021528115961
- Heather Mullens, D.OApex, NC 275021558584193
- Claude Springfield, M.D.Apex, NC 275021821033911
Common questions
What is Brian Ray Forrest, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Ray Forrest, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376540112, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1031 W Williams St, Apex, NC, 27502. Phone: (919) 363-0190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Ray Forrest, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 200000420, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Ray Forrest, M.D. had 1,451 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.