Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Palo Alto, CA
Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palo Alto, California, and NPI 1417247552, issued on Apr 11, 2011. Check the license (California A122002, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Derek Forrester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A122002 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA 94304
- Phone
- (650) 723-4000
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190802000832); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2011
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Derek Forrester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A122002Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole18 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate18 claims
- Ceftriaxone17 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): 76.5 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $900.13
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Stanford Health CareStanford, CA · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Joseph Derek Forrester among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
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Common questions
What is Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417247552, issued on Apr 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 Pasteur Dr, Palo Alto, CA, 94304. Phone: (650) 723-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A122002, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph Derek Forrester, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.
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.