Nicholas Von Foerster, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Nicholas Von Foerster, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1851898258, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD471939, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas Von Foerster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- MD471939 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 230 Mckee PL, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (412) 647-8284
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Feb 18, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas Von Foerster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD471939Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt27 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
- Cefdinir21 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass16 claims
- Ibuprofen14 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.
Nicholas Von Foerster among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
Nicholas Von Foerster, MD is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 51% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
424 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 424 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas Von Foerster, MD's NPI number?
Nicholas Von Foerster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851898258, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas Von Foerster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 230 Mckee PL, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (412) 647-8284. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas Von Foerster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD471939, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicholas Von Foerster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas Von Foerster, MD had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.