NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Forest Stephen Herrington, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Huntsville, AL

Forest Stephen Herrington, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Huntsville, Alabama, and NPI 1417938085, issued on Nov 9, 2005. Check the license (Alabama 14154, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417938085
Name
Forest Stephen Herrington
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
14154 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 Lowell Dr SE Ste 24, Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone
(256) 534-7005
Enumerated
Nov 9, 2005
Record last updated
May 9, 2024
Fax
(833) 902-4019
Medicaid ID
000086778 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100721000258); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1987
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Forest Stephen Herrington in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

3,794 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 149 claims were for opioids.

  1. Forest Herrington3,794
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium164 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium97 claims
  3. Clonazepam95 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium93 claims
  5. Mounjaro93 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium89 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: $138.49

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Forest Herrington$138.49
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Forest Stephen Herrington among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama

Forest Stephen Herrington, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

168 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Huntsville

They are 168 of the 5,555 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntsville, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Blankenship, DOHuntsville, AL 358011013994342
  2. David Calderwood, MDHuntsville, AL 358011235110586
  3. Michael Carter, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011427045152
  4. James Chambers, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011598765588
  5. Norman Ervin, M. D.Huntsville, AL 358011821089012
  6. Tobin Fisher, MDHuntsville, AL 358011447231014
  7. Herbert Holdsambeck, MDHuntsville, AL 358011649251216
  8. Timothy Howard, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011619964343

Common questions

What is Forest Stephen Herrington, MD's NPI number?

Forest Stephen Herrington, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417938085, issued on Nov 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Forest Stephen Herrington, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 Lowell Dr SE Ste 24, Huntsville, AL, 35801. Phone: (256) 534-7005. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Forest Stephen Herrington, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 14154, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Forest Stephen Herrington, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Forest Stephen Herrington, MD had 3,794 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.