NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Forrest Harmon Watkins

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Birmingham, AL

Forrest Harmon Watkins is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1407233158, issued on May 1, 2015. Check the license (Alabama 1-136808, as entered in NPPES) with the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1407233158
Name
Forrest Harmon Watkins
Primary taxonomy
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
License number
1-136808 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone
(205) 856-2284
Enumerated
May 1, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2025
Fax
(205) 815-4777
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150908001409); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jorja Adkins, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871331603
  2. Margaret Ainsworth, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1225045313
  3. Gabrielle Brooks, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1982201745
  4. Lauren Burns, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1407323181
  5. Lindsey Cotten, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1083276620
  6. Morgan Davis, NPNurse Practitioner1154043149

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Alabama board licenses this profession
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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,918 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Forrest Watkins1,918
  2. Specialty average594

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate248 claims
  2. Eliquis183 claims
  3. Furosemide132 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
  5. Carvedilol111 claims
  6. Jardiance68 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): 80.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $944.89

57 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,984 providers of this specialty with any payment received $647.94 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Forrest Watkins$944.89
  2. Specialty average$647.94

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

  1. Birmingham Heart Clinic, PLLCBirmingham, AL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Forrest Harmon Watkins among 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama

Forrest Harmon Watkins is one of 959 acute care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 30% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 659 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

452 acute care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Birmingham

They are 452 of the 15,795 NPPES records with a practice address in Birmingham, and 959 acute care nurse practitioner records in Alabama.

The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Krissy Custis, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351912339615
  2. Julia Gray, AGACNP-BC, RNBirmingham, AL 352351265841969
  3. Jennifer Heinzman, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351245871789
  4. Noelle Henderson, AGACNP-BCBirmingham, AL 352351578190617
  5. Bobby JohnsonBirmingham, AL 352351376072843
  6. Cynthia Massey, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351669515250
  7. Jonathan McCrary, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351962972968
  8. Amy Messer, CRNPBirmingham, AL 352351215301130

Common questions

What is Forrest Harmon Watkins's NPI number?

Forrest Harmon Watkins's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407233158, issued on May 1, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Forrest Harmon Watkins located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Pilot Medical Dr Ste 300, Birmingham, AL, 35235. Phone: (205) 856-2284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Forrest Harmon Watkins's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 1-136808, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Forrest Harmon Watkins prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Forrest Harmon Watkins had 1,918 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Forrest Harmon Watkins's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 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.

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