NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather L. Forson, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Birmingham, AL

Heather L. Forson, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1265485601, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Alabama PA-291, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265485601
Name
Heather L. Forson
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
PA-291 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
Phone
(205) 934-6600
Enumerated
May 18, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
051507454 AL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 619 19TH Street South

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

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  2. Shannon Adkins, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1457368672
  3. Anupam Agarwal, MDNephrology Physician1942217179
  4. Ali Ahmed, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1003856600
  5. Graciela Alarcon, MDRheumatology Physician1528012879
  6. Charles Alexander, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1669426789

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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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Industry payments in 2024: $1,220.02

72 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Forson$1,220.02
  2. Specialty average$703.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Heather L. Forson among 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama

Heather L. Forson, PA is one of 201 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Alabama. 79% 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, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 67% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Alabama

There are 201 surgical physician assistant records in Alabama.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Boyce, PABirmingham, AL 352331316245368
  2. Julie Boyd, PA-CBirmingham, AL 352331043603236
  3. Richard Byers, SURGICAL ASSISTANTBirmingham, AL 352331972515229
  4. Dana Camper, SABirmingham, AL 352331760423933
  5. Christina Cyriac, PABirmingham, AL 352331962748632
  6. Sherry Freeman, P.A.- CBirmingham, AL 352331417113416
  7. Richard Glass, SA (PA)Birmingham, AL 352331447366943
  8. Mary Ingle, PABirmingham, AL 352331477527075

Common questions

What is Heather L. Forson, PA's NPI number?

Heather L. Forson, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265485601, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather L. Forson, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 619 19TH Street South, Birmingham, AL, 35233. Phone: (205) 934-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather L. Forson, PA's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number PA-291, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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