Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD

Dr. Forero practices at Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois.

Dr. Forero's NPI, 1740264365, was assigned on December 6, 2005. Dr. Forero graduated from Military University Nueva Granada in 1987. Dr. Forero holds Illinois license 036122780.

Dr. Forero's primary practice is Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main, at 1025 S 6th St, Springfield, IL 62703. The practice phone is (217) 528-7541.

Dr. Forero's primary practice is Springfield Clinic Urgent Care - Main in Springfield, Illinois. Dr. Forero is also affiliated with Springfield Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Springfield Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forero to 4 more hospitals, 3 dialysis centers, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Forero's employer is on file too: an urgent care center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forero practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Forero's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Forero is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Forero's licenses on file in 5 states: Illinois, Iowa, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic anemia, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, hypercalcemia, kidney cysts, kidney disease and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Forero treats.

CMS data shows 2,204 Medicare services from Dr. Forero across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 624 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $219,734 for them.

CMS counts 624 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forero in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 224 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.34, 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. Forero's median patient age at 72, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Forero wrote 2,897 Medicare Part D claims for 500 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,571 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $350,916 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,331 claims across 51 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Forero for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Forero accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 46 general payments to Dr. Forero from 20 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. paid the most, $313.

Dr. Forero graduated from Military University Nueva Granada in 1987.

Dr. Forero is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.