NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Hospitalist Physician NPI 1821094350
Verify on CMS → Forrest Brown
Hospitalist Physician in Charlotte, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 17,950 in Hospitalist Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
What the federal data shows
Forrest Brown is a Hospitalist Physician in Charlotte, North Carolina, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- #45
- Hospitalist Physician rank among North Carolina specialties
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Forrest Brown
Federal registry listing with board-eligibility signals — verify credentials with the state medical board before clinical decisions.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1821094350), first enumerated 06/21/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
3 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1821094350 · Hospitalist Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-NONE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1821094350
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 18K Hospitalist Physician
- RX-NONE No Part D
- BOOK-LIGHT 790 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-ENUM Michael Hawkins, M.D. · 2005
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Forrest Brown practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 3 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Forrest Brown?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Hospitalist Physician
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Hospitalist Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Hospitalist Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1821094350 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospitalist Physician |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 06/21/2005 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Forrest Brown bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
According to CMS billing records, Forrest Brown is affiliated with 3 Medicare-billing facilities across 3 states.
Cogent Healthcare OF Montana P C
Missoula, MT
Sound Physicians OF Idaho
Nampa, ID
South Sound Inpatient Physicians PLLC
Springfield, OR
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Hospitalist Physician Overview
How Forrest Brown fits within the Hospitalist Physician landscape nationally.
17,950
Hospitalist Physician Providers in US
54
States with Hospitalist Physician
940
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Hospitalist Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Brown, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Hospitalist Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Brown.
One of 790 Hospitalist Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Mohammed Abdulhaleem
MD
Winston Salem, NC
Dr. Nicole Abello
DO
Asheville, NC
Elizabeth Abernathy
Charlotte, NC
Dr. Sudeep Acharya
M.D.
Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Kevin Addison
MD
Mooresville, NC
Compare Hospitalist Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Forrest Brown's specialty? ▼
Forrest Brown specializes in Hospitalist Physician and practices in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Where is Forrest Brown located? ▼
Forrest Brown is located at 1000 BLYTHE BLVD, Charlotte, NC, 28203. Phone: (704) 355-0720.
What is Forrest Brown's NPI number? ▼
Forrest Brown's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821094350, issued on 06/21/2005.
How many Hospitalist Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 17,950 Hospitalist Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Hospitalist Physician provider writes 940 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Forrest Brown accept Medicare? ▼
Forrest Brown appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Forrest Brown's credentials? ▼
Forrest Brown's NPI is 1821094350. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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