Nicolas A. Forero, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Springfield, IL
Nicolas A. Forero, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1740264365, issued on Dec 6, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036122780, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicolas A. Forero
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036122780 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 350 W Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62702
- Phone
- (217) 528-7541
- Enumerated
- Dec 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110602000478); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 572 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 350 W Carpenter St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bhavani Adusumilli, MDNephrology Physician1568792604
- Edwilyn Colwell, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538642533
- Terra Curtis, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215434550
- Merry Downer, M.D.Nephrology Physician1518054121
- Nicholas Fenwick, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1154082808
- Kristen Ferguson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1750308227
Verify Nicolas A. Forero in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036122780Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
2,897 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 116 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide290 claims
- Farxiga132 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate131 claims
- Losartan Potassium126 claims
- Doxazosin Mesylate114 claims
- Potassium Chloride98 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $166.81
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Springfield Clinic, LLPLincoln, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicolas A. Forero among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Nicolas A. Forero, M.D. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Springfield → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bhavani Adusumilli, MDSpringfield, IL 627021568792604
- Merry Downer, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021518054121
- Ahmad Mohamad, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021891071007
- Richa Pandey, MDSpringfield, IL 627021922312834
- Bradford West, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021194969170
- Aileen Zhen, DOSpringfield, IL 627021174985998
- Vikrampal Bhatti, MDSpringfield, IL 627111861431165
- Xueguang Chen, MDSpringfield, IL 627111730243015
Common questions
What is Nicolas A. Forero, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicolas A. Forero, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740264365, issued on Dec 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicolas A. Forero, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 W Carpenter St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicolas A. Forero, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036122780, 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 Nicolas A. Forero, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicolas A. Forero, M.D. had 2,897 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicolas A. Forero, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.