Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Detroit, MI
Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Detroit, Michigan, and NPI 1538109020, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301070894, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Joseph Forbes
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License number
- 4301070894 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Childrens Hospital MI Cardiology, Detroit, MI 48201
- Phone
- (313) 966-8008
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (313) 993-0894
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220310001315); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at Childrens Hospital MI Cardiology
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Ross, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1770523235
Verify Thomas Joseph Forbes in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301070894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $115,590.52
96 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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
- South Broward Hospital DistrictHollywood, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Joseph Forbes among 155 pediatric cardiology physician records in Michigan
Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD is one of 155 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 61% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 84 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Michigan
There are 155 pediatric cardiology physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Preetha Balakrishnan, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011437337284
- Sergio Bartakian, MDDetroit, MI 482011801001771
- Jennifer Blake, MDDetroit, MI 482011891952370
- Ahmad Charaf Eddine, M.DDetroit, MI 482011598968158
- James Galas, MDDetroit, MI 482011306961032
- Pooja Gupta, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011861615007
- Richard Humes, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011679511737
- Peter Karpawich, M.D.Detroit, MI 482011174560668
Common questions
What is Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538109020, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Childrens Hospital MI Cardiology, Detroit, MI, 48201. Phone: (313) 966-8008. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Joseph Forbes, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301070894, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.