James Walter Forrest, PA
Physician Assistant · Huntersville, NC
James Walter Forrest, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Huntersville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790893006, issued on Aug 27, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-00503, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Walter Forrest
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 0010-00503 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10314 Hamptons Park Dr, Huntersville, NC 28078
- Phone
- (704) 831-4100
- Enumerated
- Aug 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 29, 2024
- Fax
- (704) 831-4105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061027000331); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10314 Hamptons Park Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Walter Forrest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-00503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
273 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Methylprednisolone55 claims
- Diazepam23 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl22 claims
- Celecoxib19 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $199.60
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 5 group practices
- Atrium Health Neurospine Network LLCHuntersville, NC
- Carolina Neurosurgery And Spine Associates PAHuntersville, NC
- Comprehab, IncGastonia, NC
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncSalisbury, NC
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncMarion, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Walter Forrest among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
James Walter Forrest, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
106 physician assistant records list a practice address in Huntersville
They are 106 of the 1,525 NPPES records with a practice address in Huntersville, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is James Walter Forrest, PA's NPI number?
James Walter Forrest, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790893006, issued on Aug 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Walter Forrest, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10314 Hamptons Park Dr, Huntersville, NC, 28078. Phone: (704) 831-4100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Walter Forrest, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-00503, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Walter Forrest, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Walter Forrest, PA had 273 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.