Katelyn Therese Forest, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Baton Rouge, LA
Katelyn Therese Forest, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1972182780, issued on Apr 7, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 340029, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katelyn Therese Forest
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 340029 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA 70809
- Phone
- (225) 763-4764
- Enumerated
- Apr 7, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 20, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240527000134); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katelyn Therese Forest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 340029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
388 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate24 claims
- Losartan Potassium22 claims
- Dropsafe Prep Pads13 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl12 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Baton Rouge Clinic, A Medical CorporationBaton Rouge, LA
- Baton Rouge General Physicians IncBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katelyn Therese Forest among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Katelyn Therese Forest, MD is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
256 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baton Rouge
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Common questions
What is Katelyn Therese Forest, MD's NPI number?
Katelyn Therese Forest, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972182780, issued on Apr 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katelyn Therese Forest, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8585 Picardy Ave, Baton Rouge, LA, 70809. Phone: (225) 763-4764. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katelyn Therese Forest, MD's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 340029, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katelyn Therese Forest, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katelyn Therese Forest, MD had 388 Medicare Part D claims for 166 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.