David Lionel Forester, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Johnson City, TN
David Lionel Forester, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Johnson City, Tennessee, and NPI 1497967897, issued on May 6, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 34531, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- David Lionel Forester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 34531 TN
G61701 CA
0101045229 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 209 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, TN 37601
- Phone
- (423) 434-4677
- Enumerated
- May 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Lionel Forester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 34531Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
David Lionel Forester among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
David Lionel Forester, M.D. is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 47% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
45 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Johnson City
They are 45 of the 3,807 NPPES records with a practice address in Johnson City, and 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
All 731 in Tennessee → Every provider in Johnson City → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Faith Aimua, MDJohnson City, TN 376011538450408
- Preston Helmly, MDJohnson City, TN 376011881124139
- Guyton Register, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376011184810293
- Carrie Robey, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376011275067464
- Shane Vore, PMHNP-BCJohnson City, TN 376011689592297
- Fernando Bendfeldt, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041205830536
- Brian Bonfardin, MDJohnson City, TN 376041356322515
- Shambhavi Chandraiah, M.D.Johnson City, TN 376041760439392
Common questions
What is David Lionel Forester, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Lionel Forester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497967897, issued on May 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Lionel Forester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 209 E Unaka Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601. Phone: (423) 434-4677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Lionel Forester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 34531, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. 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. 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.