Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Largo, MD
Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Largo, Maryland, and NPI 1831240191, issued on Jan 15, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D50913, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leighton Hugh Forrester
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- D50913 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9701 Apollo Dr Ste 200, Largo, MD 20774
- Phone
- (301) 552-1200
- Enumerated
- Jan 15, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 184691400 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080806000608); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9701 Apollo Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nwamaka AgbasiAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1740547041
- Arooge Towheed, M.DClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1588071930
Verify Leighton Hugh Forrester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D50913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
5,631 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate511 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium484 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate444 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium439 claims
- Eliquis279 claims
- Carvedilol253 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: $1,442.19
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Capitol Cardiology Associates, LLCLanham, MD
- Dimensions Healthcare Associates, IncUpper Marlboro, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leighton Hugh Forrester among 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland
Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D. is one of 613 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 64% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1997 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 cardiovascular disease physician records list a practice address in Largo
They are 7 of the 651 NPPES records with a practice address in Largo, and 613 cardiovascular disease physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khalid Ashai, MDLargo, MD 207741912986035
- Elizabeth Biegelsen, MDLargo, MD 207741982770194
- David Gooray, MDLargo, MD 207741720070261
- Arthur Held, MDLargo, MD 207741962577809
- Edwin Huang, M.D.Largo, MD 207741558426015
- Haaris Siddiq, MDLargo, MD 207741144610759
- Allison EdwardsUpper Marlboro, MD 207721194821470
- Sridhar Chatrathi, MDGreenbelt, MD 207701447239561
Common questions
What is Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D.'s NPI number?
Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831240191, issued on Jan 15, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9701 Apollo Dr Ste 200, Largo, MD, 20774. Phone: (301) 552-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D50913, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leighton Hugh Forrester, M.D. had 5,631 Medicare Part D claims for 712 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.