Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER
General Practice Registered Nurse · Virginia Beach, VA
Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER is a general practice registered nurse with a practice address in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and NPI 1891952206, issued on May 22, 2008. Check the license (Virginia 0017137920, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth M. Forehand
- Credential
- NURSE PRACTITIONER
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Registered Nurse 163WG0000X
- License number
- 0017137920 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1821 Old Donation Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA 23454
- Phone
- (757) 481-3770
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 496-4905
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth M. Forehand in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0017137920Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice registered nurse in 2024
3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,419 among the 111 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium293 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium174 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate150 claims
- Losartan Potassium129 claims
- Lisinopril110 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.
Ruth M. Forehand among 57 general practice registered nurse records in Virginia
Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER is one of 57 general practice registered nurse records with a practice address in Virginia. 11% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 12% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 11% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 9% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 163WG0000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
General Practice Registered Nurse providers in Virginia
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Common questions
What is Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER's NPI number?
Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891952206, issued on May 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1821 Old Donation Pkwy, Virginia Beach, VA, 23454. Phone: (757) 481-3770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0017137920, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruth M. Forehand, NURSE PRACTITIONER had 3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries; the average among general practice registered nurse prescribers was 1,419. 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.