Dr. Rachel Forbes, MD

Dr. Forbes practices at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Dr. Forbes' NPI, 1871640755, was assigned on January 4, 2007. Dr. Forbes graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2005. Dr. Forbes holds Tennessee license 44866.

Dr. Forbes' primary practice is Vanderbilt University Medical Center, at 1211 Medical Center Drive, Nashville, TN 37232 in Davidson County. The practice phone is (615) 322-3454.

Dr. Forbes' primary practice is Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, part of Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forbes to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forbes practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Transplant surgery is Dr. Forbes' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 204F00000X. Dr. Forbes is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 250 Medicare services from Dr. Forbes across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,794 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forbes in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 66 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 7.82, 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. Forbes' median patient age at 58, with 41% women.

In 2024, Dr. Forbes wrote 465 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 373 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,094 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 409 claims across 7 drugs.

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

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 47 papers to Dr. Forbes, published from 2016 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Kidney Transplantation, Tissue Donors and Graft Survival. Dr. Forbes has published most often in Clin Transplant. Dr. Forbes' most frequent co-authors are Beatrice L. Concepcion, MD, David Shaffer, MD and Bernard John Dubray, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 24 general payments to Dr. Forbes from 4 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. paid the most, $5,154.

Dr. Forbes graduated from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in 2005.