NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Decatur, GA

Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Decatur, Georgia, and NPI 1972125557, issued on May 17, 2020. Check the license (Georgia 3037, as entered in NPPES) with the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972125557
Name
Karen Charisse Forbes
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
3037 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1670 Clairmont RD, Decatur, GA 30033
Phone
(678) 423-4970
Enumerated
May 17, 2020
Record last updated
May 2, 2025
Fax
(678) 423-4977
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1670 Clairmont RD

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

  1. C Aasgaard, PAPhysician Assistant1447234869
  2. Asalmah Abdulbaaqee-Julien, LMSWSocial Worker1194424762
  3. Abebe Abera, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1720537368
  4. Sikirat AbolarinNurse Practitioner1407622947
  5. Hesham Abukhdeir, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407104862
  6. Marta Ackers, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1386829067

Verify Karen Charisse Forbes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Georgia board licenses this profession
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karen Forbes24
  2. Specialty average830

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.

Karen Charisse Forbes among 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia

Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C is one of 4,662 physician assistant records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2020, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% 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 Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

136 physician assistant records list a practice address in Decatur

They are 136 of the 5,079 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 4,662 physician assistant records in Georgia.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. C Aasgaard, PADecatur, GA 300331447234869
  2. James Baumgardner, P.A.-CDecatur, GA 300331104854231
  3. Michelle Davis-Watts, PA-CDecatur, GA 300331922039221
  4. Jennifer De La Cruz, PA-CDecatur, GA 300331912942046
  5. Samuel Jones, P.A-CDecatur, GA 300331437193596
  6. Michael Kramer, P.A-CDecatur, GA 300331326082561
  7. Jennifer Lindelow, PA-CDecatur, GA 300331942238050
  8. Michael Martinelli, P.A-CDecatur, GA 300331366488017

Common questions

What is Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C's NPI number?

Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972125557, issued on May 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1670 Clairmont RD, Decatur, GA, 30033. Phone: (678) 423-4970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 3037, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karen Charisse Forbes, PA-C had 24 Medicare Part D claims; 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.