Medgina Forestal, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Schenectady, NY
Medgina Forestal, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Schenectady, New York, and NPI 1396000212, issued on Jul 6, 2012. Check the license (New York 282322, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Medgina Forestal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 282322 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 624 Mcclellan St, Schenectady, NY 12304
- Phone
- (518) 382-2260
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 19, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (518) 347-5007
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160127001877); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Medgina Forestal in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 282322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,329 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis276 claims
- Furosemide209 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate83 claims
- Gabapentin69 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium68 claims
- Omeprazole59 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 one group practice
- Rensselaer County Bureau OF FinanceTroy, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Medgina Forestal among 6,417 family medicine physician records in New York
Medgina Forestal, M.D. is one of 6,417 family medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 81% 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 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 4,188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
77 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Schenectady
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Common questions
What is Medgina Forestal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Medgina Forestal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396000212, issued on Jul 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Medgina Forestal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 624 Mcclellan St, Schenectady, NY, 12304. Phone: (518) 382-2260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Medgina Forestal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 282322, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Medgina Forestal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Medgina Forestal, M.D. had 2,329 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.