Karen G. Forbes, LCSW
Clinical Social Worker · Roanoke, VA
Karen G. Forbes, LCSW is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1407192271, issued on Dec 22, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0904008116, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen G. Forbes
- Credential
- LCSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
- License number
- 0904008116 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2728 Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA 24015
- Phone
- (540) 353-4015
- Enumerated
- Dec 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (540) 685-4712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180507002757); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2728 Colonial Ave SW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sandra Johnson-Harris, L.C.S.W.Clinical Social Worker1255347241
- Chester Rieth, LCSWClinical Social Worker1871959924
Verify Karen G. Forbes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0904008116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mindful Healing IncRoanoke, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karen G. Forbes among 8,027 clinical social worker records in Virginia
Karen G. Forbes, LCSW is one of 8,027 clinical social worker records with a practice address in Virginia. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 1,765 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
236 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Roanoke
They are 236 of the 5,303 NPPES records with a practice address in Roanoke, and 8,027 clinical social worker records in Virginia.
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The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Miles Davison, LCSWRoanoke, VA 240151154838290
- Dorene Fick, LCSW-RRoanoke, VA 240151548479892
- Samantha Heckman, LCSWRoanoke, VA 240151962108431
- Hannah HopkinsRoanoke, VA 240151710575170
- Sandra Johnson-Harris, L.C.S.W.Roanoke, VA 240151255347241
- Andrew Matzner, L.C.S.W.Roanoke, VA 240151568639599
- Sherilyn Meixner, LCSWRoanoke, VA 240151437391489
- Susan Owen, LCSWRoanoke, VA 240151265442503
Common questions
What is Karen G. Forbes, LCSW's NPI number?
Karen G. Forbes, LCSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407192271, issued on Dec 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen G. Forbes, LCSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2728 Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, VA, 24015. Phone: (540) 353-4015. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen G. Forbes, LCSW's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0904008116, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.