Forrest K. Busch, DO
Dermatology Physician · Dyersburg, TN
Forrest K. Busch, DO is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and NPI 1063425791, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DO0000000839, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest K. Busch
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- DO0000000839 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1950 Cook St, Dyersburg, TN 38024
- Phone
- (731) 286-4300
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 286-8008
- Medicaid ID
- 3303355 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110121000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1950 Cook St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Forrest K. Busch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO0000000839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average dermatology physician in 2024
2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide218 claims
- Hydrocortisone119 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate115 claims
- Famotidine89 claims
- Terbinafine Hcl87 claims
- Spironolactone83 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): 89.7 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: $950.94
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Forrest Kenton Busch, D.O. P.C.Dyersburg, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Forrest K. Busch among 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee
Forrest K. Busch, DO is one of 226 dermatology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2009 among the 162 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 226 dermatology physician records in Tennessee.
All 226 in Tennessee → Every provider in Dyersburg → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicolette Glidden, MDCollierville, TN 380171255075586
- Jason Eakes, MDMemphis, TN 381031740030550
- Emily Jones, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031962644039
- Srinidhi Pulusani, MDMemphis, TN 381031215490644
- Sarah Smith, M.D.Memphis, TN 381031295955797
- Alexandra Chantara, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041679937999
- Emily Overholser, M.D.Memphis, TN 381041073824561
- Joseph Pidkowicz, DOKnoxville, TN 379341659488955
Common questions
What is Forrest K. Busch, DO's NPI number?
Forrest K. Busch, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063425791, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest K. Busch, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 Cook St, Dyersburg, TN, 38024. Phone: (731) 286-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest K. Busch, DO's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number DO0000000839, 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.
How much does Forrest K. Busch, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest K. Busch, DO had 2,042 Medicare Part D claims for 564 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Forrest K. Busch, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.7 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.