Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Spokane, WA
Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Spokane, Washington, and NPI 1386805539, issued on Jun 20, 2008. Check the license (Washington MD60349736, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Donavon Forrester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD60349736 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 62 W 7TH Ave Ste 110, Spokane, WA 99204
- Phone
- (509) 456-0262
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (509) 462-5059
- Medicaid ID
- 2026075 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130626000687); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Emory University School Of Medicine, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 62 W 7TH Ave Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bart Brinkmann, NPNurse Practitioner1730569492
- James Garcia, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1376878447
- Sara GussenhovenSurgical Physician Assistant1558123570
- Kurt Kohler, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1013981562
- Theodore Koutlas, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1902898331
- Jin Lo-Tomblin, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1356315808
Verify Matthew Donavon Forrester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD60349736Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.1 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: $34,231.12
63 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Providence Health And Services-WASpokane, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Donavon Forrester among 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington
Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD is one of 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Washington. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Washington
There are 120 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Washington.
All 120 in Washington → Every provider in Spokane → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jon Boyum, MDSpokane, WA 992041194801357
- Kai Ihnken, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041497863773
- Michael Judd, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041902804867
- Theodore Koutlas, MDSpokane, WA 992041902898331
- Jack Leonard, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041861490732
- Alexi Matousek, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041750523577
- Steven Nisco, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041093713943
- Justin Reeves, M.D.Spokane, WA 992041720245905
Common questions
What is Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386805539, issued on Jun 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 62 W 7TH Ave Ste 110, Spokane, WA, 99204. Phone: (509) 456-0262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD60349736, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Matthew Donavon Forrester, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.1 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.