Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 74
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 77
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,499
- Industry payments
- $6,929
- Affiliated sites
- 2
- Practice address
- 44139 Monterey Avenue Ste B, Palm Desert, CA 92260
- Practice phone
- Call (760) 346-3810
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Palm Desert, California
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Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy is an ophthalmologist in Palm Desert, California
Dr. Murphy practices at Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center in Palm Desert, California.
Dr. Murphy's NPI, 1265444541, was assigned on August 13, 2006. Dr. Murphy graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City in 1978. Dr. Murphy holds California license 44773.
- NPI
- 1265444541NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6406134048
- NPI enumeration date
- August 13, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (760) 346-3810
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 74
- Medical school graduation
- 1978
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy practices at Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center in Palm Desert, California
Dr. Murphy's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center, at 44139 Monterey Avenue Ste B, Palm Desert, CA 92260. The practice phone is (760) 346-3810.
- Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center44139 Monterey Avenue Ste B, Palm Desert, CA 92260Phone(760) 346-3810
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 4 medical groups
Dr. Murphy's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center in Palm Desert, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Murphy to 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Murphy practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy is one of 2,621 ophthalmologists in California
Ophthalmology is Dr. Murphy's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Murphy is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Murphy's licenses on file in 2 states: California and New Mexico.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, CaliforniaPrimary
- New Mexico license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Murphy treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Murphy
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy billed Medicare for 74 services in 2024
CMS data shows 74 Medicare services from Dr. Murphy across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 77 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $11,909 for them.
Dr. Murphy's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2612024: 3387%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 502024: 2746%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1902024: 1493%
Where Dr. Murphy's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6081%
- In a facility1419%
Dr. Murphy compared with the California median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Murphy
- California median
- Medicare services
- 74vs 1,07993% below
- Medicare patients
- 77vs 42182% below
- Part D claims
- 4,359vs 6187.1 times
Medians across 2,568 ophthalmologists in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Murphy'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. Forrest Patrick Murphy treated 77 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Murphy in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 33 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 71% have high cholesterol. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.32, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Murphy's median patient age at 72, with 56% women.
Dr. Murphy's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Murphy's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5065%
- Men2735%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Murphy's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol71%
- Diabetes40%
- Arthritis34%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Mood disorders21%
- Depression19%
- Anxiety17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Murphy's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy wrote 4,499 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Murphy wrote 4,499 Medicare Part D claims for 1,142 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,359 of them, across 29 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,014,734 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,067 claims across 14 drugs.
Dr. Murphy's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,972 claims66%
- Brand-name1,527 claims34%
Dr. Murphy'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. Murphy's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%24 of 4,499 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: 1,0672024: 4,359309%
Drugs named by CMS: 29 in 2024, 14 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
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy ranks in the 70th percentile for cataract surgery in Medicare
Dr. Murphy accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 76 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Murphy, more than 70% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Murphy ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 70th percentile76 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy received $6,929 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 175 general payments to Dr. Murphy from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. paid the most, $2,218.
General payments to Dr. Murphy by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Murphy by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$6,82899%
- Education$1011%
Companies that paid Dr. Murphy 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. Forrest Patrick Murphy has 2 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Murphy.
Awards and honors for Dr. Murphy
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
- ACS Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City
Dr. Murphy graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City in 1978. Dr. Murphy is a member of AAO and ACS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy accepts plans from 20 insurance carriers
Dr. Murphy is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- HCSC
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Cigna
- Elevance
- Humana
- +12 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Murphy accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO14
- PPO12
- Medicare11
- POS5
- EPO3
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (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. Forrest Patrick Murphy's NPI number?
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy's NPI number is 1265444541. It was assigned on August 13, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy?
Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy is an ophthalmologist in Palm Desert, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy practice?
Dr. Murphy practices at 44139 Monterey Avenue Ste B, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Dr. Murphy's primary practice is Acuity Eye Group - Renaissance Surgery Center in Palm Desert, California. Dmand AI also links Dr. Murphy to 4 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Murphy is (760) 346-3810.
What is Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy's medical license number?
Dr. Murphy holds California license 44773, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Murphy in California (1981 to 2026) and New Mexico (1980 to 2025).
Does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Murphy billed Medicare for 74 services in 2024, and Dr. Murphy accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy see?
CMS counts 77 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Murphy in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy board certified?
Yes. Dr. Murphy is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
What services does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Murphy's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92134) and surgery: eye (66984).
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Where did Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy go to medical school?
Dr. Murphy graduated from University of Kansas School of Medicine - Kansas City in 1978.
What drugs does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Murphy's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost and Ketorolac Tromethamine.
Has Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $6,929 in general payments to Dr. Murphy from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
How long has Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy been practicing?
Dr. Murphy graduated from medical school in 1978, 48 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Forrest Patrick Murphy accept?
Dr. Murphy is in network with 20 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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