Dr. Andrew James Forster, MD

  • Miami Beach, FL
  • Internist
NPI1437185691PAC ID4688573298
Medicare services, 2024
680
Medicare patients, 2024
288
Part D claims, 2024
3,811
MIPS score, 2024
99
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
709 Alton Rd, STE 300, Miami Beach, FL 33139
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Primary practice

Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Miami Beach, Florida

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Dr. Andrew James Forster is an internist in Miami Beach, Florida

Dr. Forster practices at Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD in Miami Beach, Florida.

Dr. Forster's NPI, 1437185691, was assigned on June 22, 2006. Dr. Forster graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1993. Dr. Forster holds Florida license ME68200.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4688573298
NPI enumeration date
June 22, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Andrew James Forster practices at Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD in Miami Beach, Florida

Dr. Forster's primary practice is Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD, at 709 Alton Rd, STE 300, Miami Beach, FL 33139.

  • Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD
    709 Alton Rd, STE 300, Miami Beach, FL 33139

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Dr. Andrew James Forster is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Forster's primary practice is Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD in Miami Beach, Florida. Dr. Forster is also affiliated with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forster to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Andrew James Forster's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forster practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Andrew James Forster is one of 9,009 internists in Florida

Internal medicine is Dr. Forster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Forster is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Forster is licensed in Florida.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME68200 · 1995 to 2027 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, acute skin infection, aneurysm, anxiety, aortic atherosclerois, arthritis, asthma and atrial fibrillation and flutter among the conditions Dr. Forster treats.

Internists near Dr. Forster

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

Dr. Andrew James Forster billed Medicare for 680 services in 2024

CMS data shows 680 Medicare services from Dr. Forster across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 288 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,829 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024680
Medicare patients288
Paid by Medicare$53,829
Procedure codes9

Dr. Forster's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3372024: 3244%
Surgery
2023: 2272024: 17622%
Other services
2023: 1462024: 1395%
Tests and treatments
2023: 442024: 417%

Dr. Forster compared with the Florida median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Forster
  • Florida median
Medicare services
680vs 55523% above
Medicare patients
288vs 21534% above
Part D claims
3,153vs 4666.8 times

Medians across 8,488 internists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Forster'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. Andrew James Forster treated 288 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 288 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 149 patients. 74% of them have high cholesterol, and 66% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Forster's median patient age at 57, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024288
Average age75
Average risk score0.94
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Forster's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Forster's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12644%
  • Men16256%

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

  1. High cholesterol74%
  2. High blood pressure66%
  3. Arthritis44%
  4. Ischemic heart disease26%
  5. Anxiety23%
  6. Mood disorders23%
  7. Depression21%
  8. Cancer20%

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

Dr. Forster's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

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

Dr. Andrew James Forster wrote 3,811 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Forster wrote 3,811 Medicare Part D claims for 496 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,153 of them, across 79 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $260,905 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,962 claims across 77 drugs.

Part D claims, 20243,811
Drugs named by CMS79
Total drug cost$260,905
Part D patients496

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

  • Generic3,310 claims87%
  • Brand-name487 claims13%
  • Other14 claims0%

Dr. Forster'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. Forster's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids0%15 of 3,811 claims
  • Antibiotics1%43 of 3,811 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over0%17 of 3,811 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: 2,9622024: 3,1536%

Drugs named by CMS: 79 in 2024, 77 in 2023.

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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. Andrew James Forster scored 99 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Forster for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Forster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Forster as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Forster's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 99of 100Final score
  • 81.9of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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. Andrew James Forster received $1,364 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Forster from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $421.

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

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

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

Dr. Andrew James Forster graduated from Tulane School of Medicine

Dr. Forster graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1993.

  1. Medical schoolTulane School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Andrew James Forster accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers

Dr. Forster is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Aspirus Health Plan
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
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Plan types Dr. Forster accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO6
  2. PPO6
  3. Medicare5
  4. POS5
  5. EPO3

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Andrew James Forster'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Andrew James Forster's NPI number?

Dr. Andrew James Forster's NPI number is 1437185691. It was assigned on June 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Andrew James Forster?

Dr. Andrew James Forster is an internist in Miami Beach, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Andrew James Forster practice?

Dr. Forster practices at 709 Alton Rd, STE 300, Miami Beach, FL 33139. Dr. Forster's primary practice is Baptist Health Primary Care - HOPD in Miami Beach, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forster to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Andrew James Forster's medical license number?

Dr. Forster holds Florida license ME68200.

Which hospitals is Dr. Andrew James Forster affiliated with?

Dr. Forster is affiliated with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Forster to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Andrew James Forster part of?

Dr. Forster is linked to Baptist Health Medical Group.

Does Dr. Andrew James Forster accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forster billed Medicare for 680 services in 2024, and Dr. Forster accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Andrew James Forster offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Forster as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Andrew James Forster's MIPS score?

Dr. Forster's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 99 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Andrew James Forster see?

CMS counts 288 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forster in 2024, with an average age of 75.

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Is Dr. Andrew James Forster board certified?

Yes. Dr. Forster is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Andrew James Forster bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Forster's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and medicare service (G0439).

Where did Dr. Andrew James Forster go to medical school?

Dr. Forster graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1993.

What drugs does Dr. Andrew James Forster prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forster's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Amlodipine Besylate and Levothyroxine Sodium.

Has Dr. Andrew James Forster received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,364 in general payments to Dr. Forster from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.

How long has Dr. Andrew James Forster been practicing?

Dr. Forster graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Andrew James Forster accept?

Dr. Forster is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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