Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh, MD

  • Saint Paul, MN
  • Cardiologist
NPI1154305738PAC ID0749279628
Medicare services, 2024
2,430
Medicare patients, 2024
1,390
Part D claims, 2024
2,821
Publications
1
Clinical trials
4
Practice address
1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104
Practice phone
Call (651) 232-2273
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Primary practice

Healtheast Professional Services

Saint Paul, Minnesota

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Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh is a cardiologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Forgosh practices at Healtheast Professional Services in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Dr. Forgosh's NPI, 1154305738, was assigned on December 6, 2005. Dr. Forgosh holds Minnesota license 40393.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0749279628
NPI enumeration date
December 6, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(651) 232-2273
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
66
Medical school graduation
1986

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

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh practices at Healtheast Professional Services in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Dr. Forgosh's primary practice is Healtheast Professional Services, at 1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104 in Ramsey County. The practice phone is (651) 232-2273.

  • Healtheast Professional Services
    1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104 · Ramsey CountyPhone(651) 232-2273

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 9 medical groups

Dr. Forgosh's primary practice is Healtheast Professional Services in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dr. Forgosh is also affiliated with M Health Fairview Bethesda Hospital. The medical group on file is M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forgosh to 5 more hospitals, 8 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forgosh practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Healtheast Professional ServicesAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 8 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh is one of 540 cardiologists in Minnesota

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Forgosh's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Forgosh is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Forgosh is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Cardiovascular disease, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 40393 · taxonomy 207RC0000X

Cardiologists near Dr. Forgosh

Counts of 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. Leslie B. Forgosh billed Medicare for 2,430 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,430 Medicare services from Dr. Forgosh across 19 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,390 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $73,109 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,430
Medicare patients1,390
Paid by Medicare$73,109
Procedure codes19

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,4682024: 1,4551%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 5382024: 5066%
Other services
2023: 02024: 206
Imaging
2023: 852024: 13053%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1312024: 6749%
Surgery
2023: 752024: 6612%

Where Dr. Forgosh's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,14547%
  • In a facility1,28553%

Dr. Forgosh compared with the Minnesota median for cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Forgosh
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
2,430vs 7333.3 times
Medicare patients
1,390vs 4802.9 times
Part D claims
2,585vs 4685.5 times

Medians across 521 cardiologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Forgosh'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. Leslie B. Forgosh treated 1,390 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 1,390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forgosh in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 507 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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. Forgosh's median patient age at 73, with 43% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,390
Average age76
Average risk score1.80
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Forgosh's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Forgosh's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women66348%
  • Men72752%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease57%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. Atrial fibrillation43%
  6. Chronic kidney disease41%
  7. Heart failure41%
  8. Diabetes33%

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

Dr. Forgosh's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women43%
  • Men57%

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

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh wrote 2,821 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Forgosh wrote 2,821 Medicare Part D claims for 496 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,585 of them, across 38 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $570,258 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,639 claims across 39 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,821
Drugs named by CMS38
Total drug cost$570,258
Part D patients496

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

  • Generic2,317 claims82%
  • Brand-name504 claims18%

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

  • Antibiotics0%12 of 2,821 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: 2,6392024: 2,5852%

Drugs named by CMS: 38 in 2024, 39 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

How Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh takes part in Medicare

Dr. Forgosh accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Forgosh in 2020. Dr. Forgosh's most frequent co-authors are Robert Evan Anderson, MD, Dinesh K. Gupta, MD and Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Forgosh's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Forgosh

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Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh has worked on 4 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Forgosh to 4 clinical trials. 2 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Diabetes Mellitus and Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Eli Lilly and Company sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Forgosh that name 4 trials.

Conditions in Dr. Forgosh's trials

  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
  • Diabetes Mellitus
  • Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia
  • Obesity
  • Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Forgosh

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Forgosh

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh received $10,081 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 72 general payments to Dr. Forgosh from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $3,087. It also lists 25 research payments totaling $17,753 from 2018 to 2025, naming 4 clinical trials.

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

General payments to Dr. Forgosh by kind, 2016 to 2025

$10.1Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$7,71276%
  • Food and beverage$2,37024%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh is board certified in cardiovascular disease

  1. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  2. Board certified in internal medicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh's NPI number?

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh's NPI number is 1154305738. It was assigned on December 6, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh?

Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh is a cardiologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Cardiovascular Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0000X).

Where does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh practice?

Dr. Forgosh practices at 1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104. Dr. Forgosh's primary practice is Healtheast Professional Services in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forgosh to 5 hospitals, 8 medical groups and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Forgosh is (651) 232-2273.

What is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh's medical license number?

Dr. Forgosh holds Minnesota license 40393.

Which hospitals is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh affiliated with?

Dr. Forgosh is affiliated with M Health Fairview Bethesda Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Forgosh to 5 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh part of?

Dr. Forgosh is linked to M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Forgosh to 8 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forgosh billed Medicare for 2,430 services in 2024, and Dr. Forgosh accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh see?

CMS counts 1,390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forgosh in 2024, with an average age of 76.

Is Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh board certified?

Yes. Dr. Forgosh is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Forgosh's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), heart test or procedure (93000) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forgosh's most prescribed drugs by claims were Atorvastatin Calcium, Eliquis and Metoprolol Succinate.

Has Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,081 in general payments to Dr. Forgosh from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh been practicing?

Dr. Forgosh graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.

Does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Forgosh. Dr. Forgosh has worked on 4 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Leslie B. Forgosh publish with?

Dr. Forgosh's most frequent co-authors are Robert Evan Anderson, MD (1 shared paper), Dinesh K. Gupta, MD (1 shared paper) and Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD (1 shared paper).

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