NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Neville Washington Forbes, M.D.

Gastroenterology Physician · Gastonia, NC

Neville Washington Forbes, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1699766006, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 96-00912, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699766006
Name
Neville Washington Forbes
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
License number
96-00912 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2664 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC 28054
Phone
(704) 861-9030
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(704) 833-1234
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100309000820); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1996
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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Also registered at 2664 Court Drive

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Olufolarin Ajao, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1528059920
  2. Debra Safrit, F.N.P.Nurse Practitioner1720069917

Verify Neville Washington Forbes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024

1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Neville Forbes1,015
  2. Specialty average811

Most prescribed

  1. Famotidine264 claims
  2. Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf232 claims
  3. Sucralfate109 claims
  4. Movantik51 claims
  5. Linzess45 claims
  6. Zenpep33 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: $318.46

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Neville Forbes$318.46
  2. Specialty average$5,015.95

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. Gaston Medical Associates PAGastonia, NC

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

Neville Washington Forbes among 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina

Neville Washington Forbes, M.D. is one of 681 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 498 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207RG0100X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Gastroenterology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 681 gastroenterology physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Caddick, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541427129154
  2. Henry Danis, MDGastonia, NC 280541770560484
  3. Sachin Goyal, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541174964019
  4. Suresh Khandekar, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541316917214
  5. Areej Mazhar, DOGastonia, NC 280541235522426
  6. Farzad Nowrouzzadeh, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541730249848
  7. Paul Oh, MDGastonia, NC 280541689633794
  8. Chang Oh, M.D.Gastonia, NC 280541316989288

Common questions

What is Neville Washington Forbes, M.D.'s NPI number?

Neville Washington Forbes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699766006, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Neville Washington Forbes, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2664 Court Drive, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 861-9030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Neville Washington Forbes, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 96-00912, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Neville Washington Forbes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Neville Washington Forbes, M.D. had 1,015 Medicare Part D claims for 372 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.