Talisa Forest, MD
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician · Aurora, CO
Talisa Forest, MD is a retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician with a practice address in Aurora, Colorado, and NPI 1154783447, issued on Mar 24, 2016. Check the license (Colorado DR.0063712, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Talisa Forest
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician 207WX0107X
- License number
- DR.0063712 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1675 Aurora CT Ste F731, Aurora, CO 80045
- Phone
- (720) 848-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2016
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200622001166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1675 Aurora CT Ste F731
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Talisa Forest in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0063712Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 620 among the 1,449 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine13 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol11 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): 97.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $77,741.97
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Research LLC. The 1,253 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,667.49 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
- University Physicians IncorporatedAurora, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Talisa Forest among 55 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado
Talisa Forest, MD is one of 55 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 95% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 65% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 95% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2012 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207WX0107X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician providers in Colorado
There are 55 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records in Colorado.
All 55 in Colorado → Every provider in Aurora → Retina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician nationwide →
The 8 retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Chen, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451558740605
- Emily Cole, MDAurora, CO 800451700317534
- Zafar Gill, MDAurora, CO 800451699236943
- Lynn Hassman, MDAurora, CO 800451093158487
- Naresh Mandava, MDAurora, CO 800451962592634
- Niranjan Manoharan, MDAurora, CO 800451598182453
- Marc Mathias, M.D.Aurora, CO 800451073774121
- Scott Oliver, MDAurora, CO 800451336173772
Common questions
What is Talisa Forest, MD's NPI number?
Talisa Forest, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154783447, issued on Mar 24, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Talisa Forest, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Aurora CT Ste F731, Aurora, CO, 80045. Phone: (720) 848-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Talisa Forest, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0063712, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Talisa Forest, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Talisa Forest, MD had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among retina specialist (ophthalmology) physician prescribers was 620. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Talisa Forest, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.