NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Melrose Park, IL

Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1891139127, issued on Apr 17, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036138622, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891139127
Name
Michelle Onyinye Forson
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
036138622 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 W North Ave Ste 505, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone
(708) 450-4557
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2013
Record last updated
Jan 3, 2024
Medicaid ID
1891139127 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230720002414); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

331 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 61% of claims.

  1. Michelle Forson331
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta66 claims
  2. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa44 claims
  3. Breo Ellipta36 claims
  4. Montelukast Sodium18 claims
  5. Stiolto Respimat18 claims
  6. Prednisone16 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: $320.15

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michelle Forson$320.15
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

  1. Pulmonary Medicine Associates SCMelrose Park, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Onyinye Forson among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois

Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephen Amesbury, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601811987647
  2. Omar Hussain, D.O.Melrose Park, IL 601601447332705
  3. Gerald Luger, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601992792253
  4. M Maher Najjar, M.DNorthlake, IL 601641407875180
  5. Ali Al Dailaty, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531023700192
  6. Jack Amja, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531225559529
  7. Tyler Boyd, MDMaywood, IL 601531881258275
  8. Elizabeth Collins, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531740609015

Common questions

What is Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D's NPI number?

Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891139127, issued on Apr 17, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 W North Ave Ste 505, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 450-4557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036138622, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Onyinye Forson, M.D had 331 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.