Paul Thomas Forrest, OD

  • Harleysville, PA
  • Optometrist
NPI1386674042PAC ID7517173636
Medicare patients, 2024
294
Part D claims, 2024
414
Industry payments
$395
Affiliated sites
1
Medical group
1
Practice address
426 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438
Practice phone
Call (215) 256-6735
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Harleysville Eye Associates

Harleysville, Pennsylvania

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Paul Thomas Forrest is an optometrist in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

Paul Forrest practices at Harleysville Eye Associates in Harleysville, Pennsylvania.

Paul Forrest's NPI, 1386674042, was assigned on July 5, 2006. Paul Forrest graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1989. Paul Forrest holds Pennsylvania license OE007014T.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7517173636
NPI enumeration date
July 5, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(215) 256-6735
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
63
Medical school graduation
1989

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

Paul Thomas Forrest practices at Harleysville Eye Associates in Harleysville, Pennsylvania

Paul Forrest's primary practice is Harleysville Eye Associates, at 426 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (215) 256-6735.

  • Harleysville Eye Associates
    426 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438 · Montgomery CountyPhone(215) 256-6735

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

Paul Thomas Forrest is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Paul Forrest's primary practice is Harleysville Eye Associates in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Paul Forrest to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Harleysville Eye AssociatesHarleysville, PennsylvaniaPrimary
1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName 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 Paul Thomas Forrest's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Paul Forrest practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Harleysville Eye AssociatesAvailable with a free account
+1 more site and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Paul Thomas Forrest is one of 1,750 optometrists in Pennsylvania

Optometrist is Paul Forrest's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 152W00000X. Paul Forrest is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Optometrist, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense OE007014T · taxonomy 152W00000X

Optometrists near Paul Forrest

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1,750optometrists in Pennsylvania
6optometrists in Harleysville

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

Paul Thomas Forrest treated 294 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 294 Medicare patients who saw Paul Forrest in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 162 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.90, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Paul Forrest's median patient age at 73, with 54% women.

Medicare patients, 2024294
Average age74
Average risk score0.90

Paul Forrest's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Paul Forrest's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women17961%
  • Men11539%

Chronic conditions among Paul Forrest's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis43%
  4. Diabetes21%
  5. Chronic kidney disease19%
  6. Ischemic heart disease19%
  7. Anxiety18%
  8. Atrial fibrillation16%

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

Paul Forrest's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women54%
  • Men44%

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

Paul Thomas Forrest wrote 414 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Paul Forrest wrote 414 Medicare Part D claims for 183 patients. 75% of them were for generic drugs.

Part D claims, 2024414
Part D patients183

Paul Forrest's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic310 claims75%
  • Brand-name104 claims25%

Drug classes CMS tracks in Paul Forrest's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics4%15 of 414 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Paul Thomas Forrest scored 0 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 0 out of 100 for Paul Forrest for performance year 2024, reported individually. Paul Forrest accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 68 procedures of cataract surgery by Paul Forrest, more than 69% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Paul Forrest's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 0of 100Final score
  • 0of 100Quality
  • 0of 100Improvement Activities
  • 0of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Paul Forrest ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
69th percentile68 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Paul Thomas Forrest received $395 in industry payments in 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Paul Forrest from 4 drug and device companies in 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $230.

Companies that paid Paul Forrest the most, 2025 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

Paul Thomas Forrest graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry

Paul Forrest graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolPennsylvania College of Optometry

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Paul Thomas Forrest'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 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 (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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (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 Paul Thomas Forrest's NPI number?

Paul Thomas Forrest's NPI number is 1386674042. It was assigned on July 5, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Paul Thomas Forrest specialize in?

Paul Thomas Forrest is an optometrist in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Optometrist (taxonomy code 152W00000X).

Where does Paul Thomas Forrest practice?

Paul Forrest practices at 426 Main St, Harleysville, PA 19438. Paul Forrest's primary practice is Harleysville Eye Associates in Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Paul Forrest to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Paul Thomas Forrest's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Paul Forrest is (215) 256-6735.

What is Paul Thomas Forrest's medical license number?

Paul Forrest holds Pennsylvania license OE007014T.

Does Paul Thomas Forrest accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Paul Forrest as accepting Medicare assignment.

What is Paul Thomas Forrest's MIPS score?

Paul Forrest's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 0 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Paul Thomas Forrest see?

CMS counts 294 Medicare patients who saw Paul Forrest in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Where did Paul Thomas Forrest go to medical school?

Paul Forrest graduated from Pennsylvania College of Optometry in 1989.

Has Paul Thomas Forrest received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $395 in general payments to Paul Forrest from 4 companies from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Paul Thomas Forrest been practicing?

Paul Forrest graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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