Dr. Erin Marie Forster, MD

Dr. Forster practices at MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Forster's NPI, 1972894376, was assigned on April 20, 2011. Dr. Forster graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Forster holds South Carolina license 52409.

Dr. Forster's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital, at 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 792-1414.

Dr. Forster's primary practice is MUSC University Hospital in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Forster is also affiliated with MUSC Health University Medical Center. The medical group on file is MUSC Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forster to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Forster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Forster's licenses on file in 2 states: South Carolina and Pennsylvania.

CMS data shows 371 Medicare services from Dr. Forster across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 199 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,229 for them.

CMS counts 199 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.04, 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. Forster's median patient age at 54, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Forster wrote 781 Medicare Part D claims for 138 patients. 38% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 581 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,972,157 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 582 claims across 18 drugs.

Dr. Forster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Forster as offering telehealth. CMS counts 146 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Forster, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 844 general payments to Dr. Forster from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $407,229.

Dr. Forster graduated from University of Miami, Lm Miller School of Medicine in 2011.