James Forster
Physician Assistant · Oakdale, NY
James Forster is a physician assistant with a practice address in Oakdale, New York, and NPI 1053993527, issued on Apr 24, 2021. Check the license (New York 026488-01, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Forster
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 026488-01 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 60 Hollywood Dr, Oakdale, NY 11769
- Phone
- (631) 880-1193
- Enumerated
- Apr 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Apr 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210604000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Forster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
Search for license 026488-01Check 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 physician assistant in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 79 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin14 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: $41.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Samaritan Medical Services PCWest Islip, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Forster among 15,555 physician assistant records in New York
James Forster is one of 15,555 physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 8,158 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% 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 New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Oakdale
They are 8 of the 246 NPPES records with a practice address in Oakdale, and 15,555 physician assistant records in New York.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tyler Carrick, PAOakdale, NY 117691215695564
- Heidi Egner, RPA-COakdale, NY 117691205086964
- Thomas GeringOakdale, NY 117691316693229
- Aimee GosseOakdale, NY 117691588202659
- Gina Guschel, PA-COakdale, NY 117691275652166
- Brittany Luffman, PA-COakdale, NY 117691770130866
- Meagan Nunziato, PA-COakdale, NY 117691639643562
- Jeanine GurdonNorthport, NY 117681922403245
Common questions
What is James Forster's NPI number?
James Forster's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053993527, issued on Apr 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Forster located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 60 Hollywood Dr, Oakdale, NY, 11769. Phone: (631) 880-1193. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Forster's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 026488-01, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does James Forster prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Forster had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 79 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.