Michael C. Forster, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Sonora, CA
Michael C. Forster, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Sonora, California, and NPI 1821101577, issued on Aug 16, 2006. Check the license (California A45060, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Michael C. Forster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- A45060 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 Hospital Road, Sonora, CA 95370
- Phone
- (209) 533-7100
- Enumerated
- Aug 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael C. Forster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A45060Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Michael C. Forster among 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California
Michael C. Forster, MD is one of 7,751 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileNo · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
14 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Sonora
They are 14 of the 629 NPPES records with a practice address in Sonora, and 7,751 emergency medicine physician records in California. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.
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The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Penny Ablin, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701861486813
- William Bowie, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701578537932
- Blake Cleveland, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701124311253
- Donald Dudley, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701497727952
- Ron Hood, MDSonora, CA 953701730292483
- Steven Joye, DOSonora, CA 953701497916498
- Donald Klatt, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701902878556
- Robert Lyons, M.D.Sonora, CA 953701609846146
Common questions
What is Michael C. Forster, MD's NPI number?
Michael C. Forster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821101577, issued on Aug 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael C. Forster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 Hospital Road, Sonora, CA, 95370. Phone: (209) 533-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael C. Forster, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A45060, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.