Vernon Forrester, MD
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician · Madison, AL
Vernon Forrester, MD is a mohs-micrographic surgery physician with a practice address in Madison, Alabama, and NPI 1679002729, issued on Jun 11, 2017. Check the license (Alabama MD.44256, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vernon Forrester
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician 207ND0101X
- License numbers
- MD.44256 AL
35.142138 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 104 J E Briscoe Way, Madison, AL 35758
- Phone
- (256) 705-3000
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2017
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 705-3105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220510000494); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 104 J E Briscoe Way
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick Carr, M.D.Dermatology Physician1790216653
- Jordan Ivey, MDDermatology Physician1609368380
- Albert Rivera, DOMOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1366583882
Verify Vernon Forrester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.44256Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average mohs-micrographic surgery physician in 2024
989 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries, against an average of 570 among the 1,396 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide115 claims
- Selenium Sulfide113 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate105 claims
- Cephalexin100 claims
- Mupirocin83 claims
- Gentamicin Sulfate80 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: $940.46
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 1,074 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,075.23 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
- Southeastern Skin Cancer And DermatologyMadison, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician providers in Alabama
There are 20 mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Alabama.
Other mohs-micrographic surgery physician records in Alabama
- Evans Bailey, MD, PHDBirmingham, AL1154448652
- Daniel Bergman, MDVestavia Hills, AL1053843169
- Elizabeth Chase, M.D.Vestavia, AL1811256530
- Malia Downing, MDBirmingham, AL1013445071
- Adam Esser, MDBirmingham, AL1174565493
- Michael Franzetti, MDBirmingham, AL1619506961
- Scott Freeman, MDMobile, AL1851447460
- Christopher Harmon, MDVestavia Hls, AL1497791628
- Conway HuangBirmingham, AL1891723821
- Brian King, M.D.Vestavia Hls, AL1407274756
Common questions
What is Vernon Forrester, MD's NPI number?
Vernon Forrester, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679002729, issued on Jun 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vernon Forrester, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 104 J E Briscoe Way, Madison, AL, 35758. Phone: (256) 705-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vernon Forrester, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.44256, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Vernon Forrester, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vernon Forrester, MD had 989 Medicare Part D claims for 472 beneficiaries; the average among mohs-micrographic surgery physician prescribers was 570. 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.