NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John K. Forrest, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · New Haven, CT

John K. Forrest, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in New Haven, Connecticut, and NPI 1386827491, issued on Dec 12, 2007. Check the license (Connecticut 050583, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386827491
Name
John K. Forrest
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
050583 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20 York St, New Haven, CT 06510
Phone
(203) 688-5599
Enumerated
Dec 12, 2007
Record last updated
Apr 11, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120711000277); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2005
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 20 York St

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

  1. Cyrena Abbasi, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609703289
  2. Ali Abboud, MD, MBAStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1942943097
  3. Basil Abdalla, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1154905057
  4. Jasmina AbdallaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1700638590
  5. Sarah AbdallahPsychiatry Physician1740800952
  6. Usama Abdelghany, PHARM DOncology Pharmacist1548827843

Verify John K. Forrest in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
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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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99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Forrest36
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide15 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $28,379.24

94 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. John Forrest$28,379
  2. Specialty average$3,820

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

  1. Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John K. Forrest among 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut

John K. Forrest, M.D. is one of 503 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2000 among the 348 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

96 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in New Haven

They are 96 of the 9,793 NPPES records with a practice address in New Haven, and 503 cardiovascular disease physician records in Connecticut.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hyung Chun, MDNew Haven, CT 065101699852541
  2. Keith Churchwell, MDNew Haven, CT 065101336151273
  3. Nihar Desai, M.D, MPHNew Haven, CT 065101700930120
  4. Kumar Dharmarajan, MD, MBANew Haven, CT 065101083741441
  5. Daniel JacobyNew Haven, CT 065101518092691
  6. Harlan Krumholz, MDNew Haven, CT 065101699764480
  7. Christopher LoscalzoNew Haven, CT 065101265443519
  8. Robert McNamara, MDNew Haven, CT 065101033119524

Common questions

What is John K. Forrest, M.D.'s NPI number?

John K. Forrest, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386827491, issued on Dec 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John K. Forrest, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 York St, New Haven, CT, 06510. Phone: (203) 688-5599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John K. Forrest, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Connecticut license number 050583, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John K. Forrest, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John K. Forrest, M.D. had 36 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is John K. Forrest, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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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