Christopher Nathan Forester, DO
Hospitalist Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Christopher Nathan Forester, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1417578931, issued on May 6, 2020. Check the license (Louisiana 336433, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Nathan Forester
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 336433 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
- Phone
- (225) 765-4050
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2023
- Fax
- (225) 765-4046
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230713004216); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William Carey University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Nathan Forester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 336433Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levofloxacin18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium16 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate15 claims
- Bumetanide12 claims
- Prednisone11 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: $35.26
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Our Lady OF The Lake Physician Group LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Nathan Forester among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana
Christopher Nathan Forester, DO is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.
All 340 in Louisiana → Every provider in Baton Rouge → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- James Fee, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081942244264
- Amy Giarrusso, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081912931940
- Brian Gouri, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081124210521
- Irfan Hasan, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081306056007
- Melanie McKnight, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081073546149
Common questions
What is Christopher Nathan Forester, DO's NPI number?
Christopher Nathan Forester, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417578931, issued on May 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Nathan Forester, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Nathan Forester, DO's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 336433, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Nathan Forester, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Nathan Forester, DO had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.