Gary Forrister, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Yarmouth Port, MA
Gary Forrister, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts, and NPI 1467402685, issued on May 10, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 78006, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Forrister
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 78006 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 923 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA 02675
- Phone
- (774) 994-8376
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2022
- Fax
- (774) 994-8642
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050804000767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Warren Alpert Medical School Of Brown University, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Forrister in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 78006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
1,538 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lorazepam188 claims
- Clonazepam124 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl118 claims
- Alprazolam105 claims
- Bupropion Xl102 claims
- Trazodone Hcl97 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.
Gary Forrister among 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts
Gary Forrister, MD is one of 2,736 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 65% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 65% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2005 among the 1,219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Yarmouth Port
They are 2 of the 137 NPPES records with a practice address in Yarmouth Port, and 2,736 psychiatry physician records in Massachusetts.
All 2,736 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Yarmouth Port → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Amis, M.D.Yarmouth Port, MA 026751841247012
- Walter Healey, M.D.Provincetown, MA 026571477528628
- John Livingstone, M.D.Provincetown, MA 026571699712364
- Matthew Ruble, M.D.Provincetown, MA 026571972501302
- Arthur Tenenbaum, M.D.Mashpee, MA 026491356388466
- Kenneth Terkelsen, M.D.Mashpee, MA 026491336142504
- Bashir Ahmad, M.D.South Attleboro, MA 027031013949916
- Ileana Berman, MDAttleboro, MA 027031245277961
Common questions
What is Gary Forrister, MD's NPI number?
Gary Forrister, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467402685, issued on May 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Forrister, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 923 Route 6A, Yarmouth Port, MA, 02675. Phone: (774) 994-8376. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Forrister, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 78006, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Forrister, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Forrister, MD had 1,538 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.