Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician · Shelby, NC
Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD is a hematology (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Shelby, North Carolina, and NPI 1073551859, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 30246, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest Leigh Thompson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0000X
- License number
- 30246 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC 28150
- Phone
- (980) 487-2600
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100823000333); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 E Grover St
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Verify Forrest Leigh Thompson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 30246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology (internal medicine) physician in 2024
828 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries, against an average of 496 among the 1,036 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 64 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Anastrozole140 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl96 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate78 claims
- Dexamethasone31 claims
- Letrozole29 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl29 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $102.98
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 721 providers of this specialty with any payment received $13,778.35 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Southeastern Regional Medical CenterLumberton, NC · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital AuthorityShelby, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Forrest Leigh Thompson among 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina
Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD is one of 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 89% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RH0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 72 hematology (internal medicine) physician records in North Carolina.
All 72 in North Carolina → Every provider in Shelby → Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 hematology (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pavan Mahendra Ravella, MDMooresville, NC 281171710212147
- Edward Copelan, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962417451
- Payal Desai, MDCharlotte, NC 282041629109285
- Kenneth Fink, MDCharlotte, NC 282041205817558
- Michael Grunwald, MDCharlotte, NC 282041356495949
- Mary Knovich, MDCharlotte, NC 282041750365128
- Patricia Kropf, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041497957112
- Ruben Mesa, MDCharlotte, NC 282041962480475
Common questions
What is Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD's NPI number?
Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073551859, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Grover St, Shelby, NC, 28150. Phone: (980) 487-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 30246, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 181 beneficiaries; the average among hematology (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 496. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Forrest Leigh Thompson, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.