Dr. Peter L. Forster, MD

Dr. Forster practices at UCSF Student Health and Counseling Services in San Francisco, California.

Dr. Forster's NPI, 1609975309, was assigned on September 21, 2006. Dr. Forster graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Forster holds California license G058999.

Dr. Forster's primary practice is UCSF Student Health and Counseling Services, at 500 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143. The practice phone is (415) 476-1281.

Dr. Forster's primary practice is UCSF Student Health and Counseling Services in San Francisco, California. The medical group on file is UCSF Pediatrics. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forster to 1 more physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forster practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Psychiatry is Dr. Forster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Forster is board certified in psychiatry by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Forster is licensed in California.

Dmand AI lists anxiety among the conditions Dr. Forster treats.

CMS data shows 21 Medicare services from Dr. Forster across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 15 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,618 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 15 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forster in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. 75% of them have bipolar disorder, and 75% have mood disorders. Their average risk score is 1.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Forster's median patient age at 43, with 25% women.

In 2024, Dr. Forster wrote 115 Medicare Part D claims. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 59 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $857 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Forster for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Forster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Forster as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Forster in 2020. The most frequent topics are In Vitro Techniques, Bradykinin and Capsaicin. Dr. Forster has published most often in Br J Pharmacol. Dr. Forster's most frequent co-authors are Bentson Hayes McFarland, MD, Carol A. Mathews, MD and Frank Schoenfeld, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 4 general payments to Dr. Forster from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2018. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. paid the most, $133.

Dmand AI lists 6 awards for Dr. Forster, most recently President’s Distinguished Service Award in 2011.

Dr. Forster graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 1985.

Dr. Forster is in network with 9 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.