Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester, DO

  • Birmingham, AL
  • Allergist and immunologist
NPI1972520658PAC ID3476648650
Medicare services, 2024
274
Medicare patients, 2024
130
Part D claims, 2024
107
MIPS score, 2024
76
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
504 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209
Practice phone
Call (205) 871-9661
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Primary practice

Allervie Health Professional Corporation

Birmingham, Alabama

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Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester is an allergist and immunologist in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Forester practices at Allervie Health Professional Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama.

Dr. Forester's NPI, 1972520658, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Forester holds Alabama license DO-887.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476648650
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 871-9661
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
49
Medical school graduation
2003

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester practices at Allervie Health Professional Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Forester's primary practice is Allervie Health Professional Corporation, at 504 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 871-9661.

  • Allervie Health Professional Corporation
    504 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209 · Jefferson CountyPhone(205) 871-9661

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Forester's primary practice is Allervie Health Professional Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. Dr. Forester is also affiliated with Huntsville Hospital. The medical group on file is AllerVie Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forester to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forester practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Allervie Health Professional CorporationAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester is one of 23 allergists and immunologists in Alabama

Allergy and immunology is Dr. Forester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207K00000X. Dr. Forester is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Allergy and immunology, AlabamaPrimaryLicense DO-887 · taxonomy 207K00000X

Allergists and immunologists near Dr. Forester

Counts of allergists and immunologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

23allergists and immunologists in Alabama
9allergists and immunologists in Birmingham

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester billed Medicare for 274 services in 2024

CMS data shows 274 Medicare services from Dr. Forester across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,741 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024274
Medicare patients130
Paid by Medicare$4,741
Procedure codes6

Dr. Forester's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Tests and treatments234
  2. Office and hospital visits40

Dr. Forester compared with the Alabama median for allergists and immunologists, 2024

  • Dr. Forester
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
274vs 1,22978% below
Medicare patients
130vs 130Close to median
Part D claims
12vs 26495% below

Medians across 22 allergists and immunologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Forester's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester treated 130 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 84 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Forester's median patient age at 38, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024130
Average age72
Average risk score0.88

Dr. Forester's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Forester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women8968%
  • Men4132%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Forester's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis61%
  4. Asthma41%
  5. Anxiety32%
  6. Diabetes29%
  7. Mood disorders26%
  8. Chronic kidney disease24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Forester's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 38

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men44%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Forester wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $54 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 2024107
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$54
Part D patients41

Dr. Forester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic86 claims80%
  • Brand-name21 claims20%

Dr. Forester's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester scored 76 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 76 out of 100 for Dr. Forester for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Forester accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Forester's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 76of 100Final score
  • 46of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester received $847,260 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,190 general payments to Dr. Forester from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 85% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $650,716.

General payments to Dr. Forester by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Forester by kind, 2016 to 2025

$847.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$717,55385%
  • Travel and lodging$93,77911%
  • Food and beverage$21,2743%
  • Consulting fees$14,4262%
  • Education$2290%

Companies that paid Dr. Forester the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's NPI number?

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's NPI number is 1972520658. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester?

Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester is an allergist and immunologist in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Allergy & Immunology Physician (taxonomy code 207K00000X).

Where does Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester practice?

Dr. Forester practices at 504 Brookwood Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209. Dr. Forester's primary practice is Allervie Health Professional Corporation in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forester to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Forester is (205) 871-9661.

What is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's medical license number?

Dr. Forester holds Alabama license DO-887.

Which hospitals is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester affiliated with?

Dr. Forester is affiliated with Huntsville Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester part of?

Dr. Forester is linked to AllerVie Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Forester to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forester billed Medicare for 274 services in 2024, and Dr. Forester accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester's MIPS score?

Dr. Forester's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 76 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester see?

CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forester in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Forester's most billed Medicare services were allergy test or treatment (95165), allergy test or treatment (95117) and allergy test or treatment (95115).

What drugs does Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride.

Has Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $847,260 in general payments to Dr. Forester from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Joseph Patrick Forester been practicing?

Dr. Forester graduated from medical school in 2003, 23 years ago.

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