John Joseph Forney, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Charleston, SC
John Joseph Forney, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1548240559, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 23885, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Joseph Forney
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 23885 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8761 Dorchester RD Suite 230, Charleston, SC 29420
- Phone
- (843) 471-2273
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 377-8180
- Medicaid ID
- G50785 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070117000214); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2000
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Joseph Forney in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 23885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,348 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium952 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate844 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium611 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate398 claims
- Omeprazole360 claims
- Famotidine356 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: $155.72
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Liberty Doctors LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Joseph Forney among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
John Joseph Forney, M.D. is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
209 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 209 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Anthony Glaser, MD PHDNorth Charleston, SC 294201578522207
- Elizabeth Grzybowicz, DNPNorth Charleston, SC 294201043102601
- Craig Koniver, M.D.North Charleston, SC 294201710993514
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Common questions
What is John Joseph Forney, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Joseph Forney, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548240559, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Joseph Forney, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8761 Dorchester RD Suite 230, Charleston, SC, 29420. Phone: (843) 471-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Joseph Forney, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 23885, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Joseph Forney, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Joseph Forney, M.D. had 14,348 Medicare Part D claims for 623 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.