Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.
Trauma Surgery Physician · Lakeland, FL
Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D. is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1497013312, issued on Apr 28, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME138921, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Joseph Forestiere
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
- License numbers
- ME138921 FL
A147621 CA
BP10042731 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33805
- Phone
- (863) 687-1321
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2022
- Fax
- (863) 284-1730
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190826001141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Marines Acevedo Rodriguez, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1326578329
- Amber Acosta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1689550733
- Aleah Aguilar, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1467386177
- Areebah AhmadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1477493112
- Maha Ahmad, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265282263
Verify Matthew Joseph Forestiere in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME138921Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average trauma surgery physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 48 among the 447 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $207.54
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 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
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Joseph Forestiere among 103 trauma surgery physician records in Florida
Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D. is one of 103 trauma surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 86% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 64% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 82 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0127X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 103 trauma surgery physician records in Florida.
All 103 in Florida → Every provider in Lakeland → Trauma Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 trauma surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Donald Davis, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338051730377854
- Andrew Gaugler, D.O.Lakeland, FL 338051164651337
- Michael Taylor, D.O.Lakeland, FL 338051629465752
- Janet Skarda, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031942296264
- Jesse CuevasLakeland, FL 338131619831609
- Maria Alfaro-Maguyon, MDFort Myers, FL 339011669884078
- Jose Diaz, MDFort Myers, FL 339011548415086
- Sergey KozyrFort Myers, FL 339011174937130
Common questions
What is Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.'s NPI number?
Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497013312, issued on Apr 28, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1324 Lakeland Hills Blvd, Lakeland, FL, 33805. Phone: (863) 687-1321. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME138921, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D. had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among trauma surgery physician prescribers was 48. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.