Dr. Christopher J. Forrest, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 19
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 40
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,626
- Publications
- 1
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596
- Practice phone
- Call (925) 295-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center
Walnut Creek, California
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Dr. Christopher J. Forrest is an interventional cardiologist in Walnut Creek, California
Dr. Forrest practices at Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California.
Dr. Forrest's NPI, 1245318302, was assigned on November 2, 2006. Dr. Forrest graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1995. Dr. Forrest's California license number on file is A78118.
- NPI
- 1245318302NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- November 2, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (925) 295-4000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 57
- Medical school graduation
- 1995
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest practices at Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California
Dr. Forrest's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center, at 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 in Contra Costa County. The practice phone is (925) 295-4000.
- Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 · Contra Costa CountyPhone(925) 295-4000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Forrest's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California. The medical group on file is The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forrest practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Christopher J. Forrest is one of 582 interventional cardiologists in California
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Forrest's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Forrest is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Forrest has a license on file in California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, CaliforniaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists angioplasty and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Forrest treats.
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Forrest
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024
CMS data shows 19 Medicare services from Dr. Forrest across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 40 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $136 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Forrest's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 122024: 1958%
Dr. Forrest compared with the California median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Forrest
- California median
- Medicare services
- 19vs 2,38799% below
- Medicare patients
- 40vs 75195% below
- Part D claims
- 1,528vs 1,82616% below
Medians across 573 interventional cardiologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Forrest'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. Christopher J. Forrest treated 40 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forrest in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 13 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 58% have high cholesterol. 55% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.99, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Forrest's median patient age at 89, with 60% women.
Dr. Forrest's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Forrest's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women1538%
- Men2563%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Forrest's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol58%
- Arthritis55%
- Heart failure40%
- Chronic kidney disease38%
- Ischemic heart disease38%
- Diabetes35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Forrest's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 89
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women60%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest wrote 1,626 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Forrest wrote 1,626 Medicare Part D claims for 341 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,528 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $204,857 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,209 claims across 35 drugs.
Dr. Forrest's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,408 claims87%
- Brand-name218 claims13%
Dr. Forrest'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Forrest's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%14 of 1,626 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,2092024: 1,52826%
Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 35 in 2023.
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
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Dr. Christopher J. Forrest has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Forrest.
Recent publications by Dr. Forrest
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Forrest to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Otitis Media and Otitis.
Conditions in Dr. Forrest's trials
- Otitis Media
- Otitis
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Forrest
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest received $1,495 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Forrest from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $417.
General payments to Dr. Forrest by program year, 2016 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Forrest the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Forrest, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.
Awards and honors for Dr. Forrest
- 2011
- CMS Stage 1 2012
- Undated
- ACC Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson
Dr. Forrest graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1995. Dr. Forrest is a member of ACC.
- Medical school
- Board certified in interventional cardiology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest accepts plans from 2 insurance carriers
Dr. Forrest is in network with 2 carriers, including CMS Medicare and Kaiser Permanente. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- CMS Medicare
- Kaiser Permanente
Plan types Dr. Forrest accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare1
- POS1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's NPI number?
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's NPI number is 1245318302. It was assigned on November 2, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest?
Dr. Christopher J. Forrest is an interventional cardiologist in Walnut Creek, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest practice?
Dr. Forrest practices at 1425 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596. Dr. Forrest's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente - Walnut Creek Medical Center in Walnut Creek, California.
What is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Forrest is (925) 295-4000.
What is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest's medical license number?
Dr. Forrest's California license number on file is A78118.
What medical group is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest part of?
Dr. Forrest is linked to The Permanente Medical Group, Inc.
Does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forrest billed Medicare for 19 services in 2024.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest see?
CMS counts 40 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forrest in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. Christopher J. Forrest board certified?
Yes. Dr. Forrest is board certified in interventional cardiology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Forrest's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010).
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Where did Dr. Christopher J. Forrest go to medical school?
Dr. Forrest graduated from College of Medicine - Tucson in 1995.
What drugs does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forrest's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Flecainide Acetate and Atorvastatin Calcium.
Has Dr. Christopher J. Forrest received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,495 in general payments to Dr. Forrest from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
How long has Dr. Christopher J. Forrest been practicing?
Dr. Forrest graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.
Does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Forrest. Dr. Forrest has worked on 1 clinical trial.
What insurance does Dr. Christopher J. Forrest accept?
Dr. Forrest is in network with 2 carriers, including CMS Medicare and Kaiser Permanente. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 1. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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