Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Savannah, TN
Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Savannah, Tennessee, and NPI 1740532993, issued on Oct 12, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee 17006, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Welch Forsbach
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 17006 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1565 Wayne RD, Savannah, TN 38372
- Phone
- (731) 727-8366
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (731) 727-8367
- Medicaid ID
- Q007178 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140711002017); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Welch Forsbach in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 17006Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,311 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 232 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin214 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa163 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen149 claims
- Omeprazole126 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium118 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium108 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $117.91
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Tennessee Family ClinicSavannah, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Welch Forsbach among 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C is one of 9,060 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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 26% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 26% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 5,523 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 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 363LF0000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
25 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Savannah
They are 25 of the 210 NPPES records with a practice address in Savannah, and 9,060 family nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
All 9,060 in Tennessee → Every provider in Savannah → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wanda Aristorenas, FNPSavannah, TN 383721477955078
- Elizabeth Beal, FNPSavannah, TN 383721144575374
- Betty Carter, FNPSavannah, TN 383721689931263
- Jordan Clayton, NP-CSavannah, TN 383721134575681
- Lorrie Cooksey, APRN BC FNPSavannah, TN 383721174680755
- Lauren Harbin, F.N.PSavannah, TN 383721164873360
- Beth Henson, DNPSavannah, TN 383721780085761
- Charlynn Johnson, FNPSavannah, TN 383721477870350
Common questions
What is Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C's NPI number?
Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740532993, issued on Oct 12, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1565 Wayne RD, Savannah, TN, 38372. Phone: (731) 727-8366. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 17006, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Welch Forsbach, FNP-C had 4,311 Medicare Part D claims for 220 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.