Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D.
Surgery Physician · Edinburg, TX
Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Edinburg, Texas, and NPI 1508974312, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Texas R0714, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Armour Forse
- Credential
- M.D.,PH.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- R0714 TX
PROVISIONAL TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5500 Rafael Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539
- Phone
- (956) 362-5673
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 354580801 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151104000180); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Armour Forse in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R0714Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
129 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Famotidine29 claims
- Ursodiol24 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: $1,846.50
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Renaissance BmiEdinburg, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Armour Forse among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D. is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Alfred Lopez, M.DEdinburg, TX 785391104314954
- Mabel LucianoEdinburg, TX 785391255941381
- Maya Paige, MDEdinburg, TX 785391295231744
Common questions
What is Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508974312, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5500 Rafael Dr, Edinburg, TX, 78539. Phone: (956) 362-5673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R0714, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Armour Forse, M.D.,PH.D. had 129 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.