NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Forbes, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Nashville, TN

Rachel Forbes, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1871640755, issued on Jan 4, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee 44866, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871640755
Name
Rachel Forbes
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License number
44866 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN 37232
Phone
(615) 936-2000
Enumerated
Jan 4, 2007
Record last updated
Mar 25, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131016001955); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 2005
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 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic

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

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  2. Hibo Abdi, APRNGerontology Nurse Practitioner1336761758
  3. Hodan Abdi, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1710383922
  4. Cecilia Abello, PA-CPhysician Assistant1760336101
  5. Ahad Abid, MDInternal Medicine Physician1316500176
  6. Yara Aboshady, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1558998971

Verify Rachel Forbes in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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79% more Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

465 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rachel Forbes465
  2. Specialty average260

Most prescribed

  1. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim102 claims
  2. Valganciclovir Hcl97 claims
  3. Nystatin65 claims
  4. Omeprazole50 claims
  5. Nifedipine Er17 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium16 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $145.05

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rachel Forbes$145.05
  2. Specialty average$3,913.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital affiliation

  1. Vanderbilt University Medical CenterFranklin, TN · Acute Care Hospitals5 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 32 transplant surgery physician records in Tennessee.

Other transplant surgery physician records in Tennessee

  1. Upasna Bahure, MDMemphis, TN1962021493
  2. William Crannell, M.D.Nashville, TN1013302603
  3. Naila DhananiNashville, TN1255864948
  4. Bernard Dubray, M.D.Nashville, TN1902069487
  5. James Eason, MDMemphis, TN1952368003
  6. Clarence Foster III, MDNashville, TN1124108279
  7. Daniel Galvez Lima, M.D.Knoxville, TN1225419823
  8. Sunil Geevarghese, MDNashville, TN1407948821
  9. Dan Hale, DOKnoxville, TN1215062559
  10. Douglas Hale, M.D.Nashville, TN1043253537

Common questions

What is Rachel Forbes, MD's NPI number?

Rachel Forbes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871640755, issued on Jan 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Forbes, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3601 The Vanderbilt Clinic, Nashville, TN, 37232. Phone: (615) 936-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Forbes, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 44866, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rachel Forbes, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Forbes, MD had 465 Medicare Part D claims for 73 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rachel Forbes, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.