Forrest Tilson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Cleveland, TN
Forrest Tilson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Tennessee, and NPI 1891794418, issued on Jul 15, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 12824, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Forrest Tilson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 12824 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1060 Peerless Crossing, NW, Cleveland, TN 37312
- Phone
- (423) 479-4165
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 478-1884
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Forrest Tilson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 12824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
201 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone18 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium11 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.
Forrest Tilson among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee
Forrest Tilson, MD is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 66% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Cleveland
They are 22 of the 1,283 NPPES records with a practice address in Cleveland, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.
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Common questions
What is Forrest Tilson, MD's NPI number?
Forrest Tilson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891794418, issued on Jul 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Forrest Tilson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1060 Peerless Crossing, NW, Cleveland, TN, 37312. Phone: (423) 479-4165. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Forrest Tilson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 12824, 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 Tilson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Forrest Tilson, MD had 201 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.