Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M.
Podiatrist · Saint Louis, MO
Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M. is a podiatrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1669869657, issued on Apr 17, 2015. Check the license (Missouri 2017007738, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Joseph Forsbach
- Credential
- D.P.M.
- Primary taxonomy
- Podiatrist 213E00000X
- License number
- 2017007738 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12855 N 40 Dr, Saint Louis, MO 63141
- Phone
- (314) 434-9600
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (314) 434-9601
- Medicaid ID
- 300052816 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180530003078); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- William M. Scholl College Of Podiatric Medicine, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Joseph Forsbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2017007738Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024
299 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin58 claims
- Mupirocin40 claims
- Meloxicam37 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl25 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Hydrocort24 claims
- Methylprednisolone16 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 0 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $363.34
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 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
- Steven Frank, Dpm, LLCSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Joseph Forsbach among 143 podiatrist records in Missouri
Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M. is one of 143 podiatrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 80% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 85 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Podiatrist providers in Missouri
There are 143 podiatrist records in Missouri.
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The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kiera Benge-Shea, DPMSaint Louis, MO 631411902421696
- Neil Ermitano, DPMSaint Louis, MO 631411649620634
- Jade HenckelSaint Louis, MO 631411588368500
- Jay Moradia, DPMSaint Louis, MO 631411902339104
- Daniel Narowitz, DPMSaint Louis, MO 631411922686872
- Brittany StaplesCreve Coeur, MO 631411720512551
- Michael Weiss, DPMSaint Louis, MO 631411659354058
- Caleb WhiteSaint Louis, MO 631411780329920
Common questions
What is Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M.'s NPI number?
Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669869657, issued on Apr 17, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12855 N 40 Dr, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 434-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2017007738, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M. had 299 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Joseph Forsbach, D.P.M.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.