David Alexander Forsh, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · New York, NY
David Alexander Forsh, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1538333893, issued on Apr 17, 2008. Check the license (New York 247017, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alexander Forsh
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 247017 NY
A116391 CA
25MAO9157900 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY 10029
- Phone
- (212) 241-1745
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131218000300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Alexander Forsh in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 247017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
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: $80,850.54
115 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiHackensack, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Alexander Forsh among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
David Alexander Forsh, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 63% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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- Paul Kuflik, MDNew York, NY 100291568432201
Common questions
What is David Alexander Forsh, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Alexander Forsh, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538333893, issued on Apr 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alexander Forsh, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 E 98TH St, New York, NY, 10029. Phone: (212) 241-1745. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alexander Forsh, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 247017, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Alexander Forsh, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alexander Forsh, M.D. had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.