Christopher P. Forest, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Salinas, CA
Christopher P. Forest, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Salinas, California, and NPI 1285700864, issued on Nov 27, 2006. Check the license (California PA11460, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher P. Forest
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- PA11460 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 558 Abbott St Ste A, Salinas, CA 93901
- Phone
- (831) 755-7880
- Enumerated
- Nov 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100302000120); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 558 Abbott St Ste A
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Verify Christopher P. Forest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license PA11460Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
94 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Doctors ON Duty Medical Group, IncMarina, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher P. Forest among 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California
Christopher P. Forest, PA-C is one of 3,376 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 69% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2012 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in California
There are 3,376 medical physician assistant records in California.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyler BerenjiSalinas, CA 939011194106914
- Teri Calhoun, PASalinas, CA 939011780853341
- Emily ChangSalinas, CA 939011891650206
- Bryant Chen, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011649708231
- Luz Garcia, PACSalinas, CA 939011740575687
- Jennifer Giraudo, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011245913706
- Kimberly Keyes, PASalinas, CA 939011700819828
- Isabelle Magana, PA-CSalinas, CA 939011417631771
Common questions
What is Christopher P. Forest, PA-C's NPI number?
Christopher P. Forest, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285700864, issued on Nov 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher P. Forest, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 558 Abbott St Ste A, Salinas, CA, 93901. Phone: (831) 755-7880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher P. Forest, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number PA11460, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher P. Forest, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher P. Forest, PA-C had 94 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.