NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Wallace Forgey, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Merrillville, IN

William Wallace Forgey, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Merrillville, Indiana, and NPI 1508800814, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01026236, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1508800814
Name
William Wallace Forgey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
01026236 IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
109 E 89TH Ave, Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone
(219) 769-6055
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(219) 769-6035
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061101000030); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1975
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify William Wallace Forgey in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 78% of the cost of the top drugs

1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Forgey1,970
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.

  1. Alprazolam110 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen84 claims
  3. Hydrochlorothiazide66 claims
  4. Abrysvo62 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium55 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Care Network IncMerrillville, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

William Wallace Forgey among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana

William Wallace Forgey, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1975 · median 2005 among the 2,196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Merrillville

They are 30 of the 1,972 NPPES records with a practice address in Merrillville, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yaser Alobeid, MDMerrillville, IN 464101396792461
  2. Fadi Alzeidan, MDMerrillville, IN 464101245224724
  3. Angelique Brown, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101770553166
  4. Johann Farley, MDMerrillville, IN 464101043275761
  5. Oranu Ibekie, M.D.Merrillville, IN 464101134190713
  6. Augustine Izah, MDMerrillville, IN 464101760476303
  7. Jong Kim, MDMerrillville, IN 464101891797569
  8. Rakesh Parikh, MDMerrillville, IN 464101922072503

Common questions

What is William Wallace Forgey, M.D.'s NPI number?

William Wallace Forgey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508800814, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Wallace Forgey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 109 E 89TH Ave, Merrillville, IN, 46410. Phone: (219) 769-6055. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Wallace Forgey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 01026236, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does William Wallace Forgey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Wallace Forgey, M.D. had 1,970 Medicare Part D claims for 249 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.