Gary C. Forbes, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Port Townsend, WA
Gary C. Forbes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Port Townsend, Washington, and NPI 1407808538, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00036885, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary C. Forbes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- MD00036885 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 934 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA 98368
- Phone
- (360) 385-5330
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2024
- Fax
- (360) 385-0206
- Medicaid ID
- 1009580 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120208000736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Rochester School Of Medicine And Dentistry, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 934 Sheridan St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Karen Forbes, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1073566162
- Kari Griffin-Harte, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1336494509
- Richard Lynn, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619916400
- Gemma O Keeffe, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1629245402
- Catherine Parkman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124068481
Verify Gary C. Forbes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00036885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
335 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium35 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium14 claims
- Metformin Hcl14 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): 83.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Jefferson County Public Hospital District NO 2Port Townsend, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary C. Forbes among 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington
Gary C. Forbes, M.D. is one of 3,079 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Washington. 75% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,852 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Port Townsend
They are 15 of the 601 NPPES records with a practice address in Port Townsend, and 3,079 internal medicine physician records in Washington.
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- Robert Butterfield, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681831142132
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- Karen Forbes, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681073566162
- Judith Gayne, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681881823375
- Tracie Harris, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681184608366
- Richard Lynn, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681619916400
- Frank Magill, M.D.Port Townsend, WA 983681649222852
- Christopher Manik, MDPort Townsend, WA 983681730114059
Common questions
What is Gary C. Forbes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gary C. Forbes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407808538, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary C. Forbes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 934 Sheridan St, Port Townsend, WA, 98368. Phone: (360) 385-5330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary C. Forbes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00036885, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary C. Forbes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary C. Forbes, M.D. had 335 Medicare Part D claims for 149 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary C. Forbes, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 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.