James Summers Forrester, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Wilmington, NC
James Summers Forrester, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Wilmington, North Carolina, and NPI 1154439149, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701355, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Summers Forrester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- 9701355 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC 28401
- Phone
- (910) 662-9500
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040521000173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records → All 102 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1415 Physicians Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsea Adcox, FNPNurse Practitioner1568274215
- Robert Ashworth, PHARM DPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1679577407
- Christopher Barber, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1487762464
- Taylor BazemoreClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1144648270
- Garrett Bostwick, PAPhysician Assistant1245783745
- Linda Calhoun, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1073572301
Verify James Summers Forrester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 9701355Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate360 claims
- Eliquis283 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl145 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate114 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)78 claims
- Carvedilol75 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: $1,685.61
62 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 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 3 group practices
- Novant Health Medical Group Coastal Region LLCWilmington, NC
- Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center LLCWilmington, NC
- Pender Memorial Hospital IncorporatedBurgaw, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Summers Forrester among 102 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in North Carolina
James Summers Forrester, MD is one of 102 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 95% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RC0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 102 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 102 in North Carolina → Every provider in Wilmington → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Taylor BazemoreWilmington, NC 284011144648270
- Keith Golden, M.D.Wilmington, NC 284011316162902
- Craig McCotter, MDWilmington, NC 284011730127994
- Praful Patel, MDWilmington, NC 284011720048457
- Meena Rao, MDWilmington, NC 284011932367471
- William Smith, MDWilmington, NC 284011144338161
- Michael Yarnoz, MDWilmington, NC 284011639378045
- Ker Boyce, MDPinehurst, NC 283741962441808
Common questions
What is James Summers Forrester, MD's NPI number?
James Summers Forrester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154439149, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Summers Forrester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Physicians Dr, Wilmington, NC, 28401. Phone: (910) 662-9500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Summers Forrester, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701355, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Summers Forrester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Summers Forrester, MD had 1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 462 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.