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Dr. Gene David Forrester, MD
NPI1558345116PAC ID2163580101
- Medicare services, 2024
- 446
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 130
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,061
- Publications
- 4
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 607 Timberdale Lane Suite 100, Houston, TX 77090
- Practice phone
- Call (281) 880-8287
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
DaVita Spring Dialysis
Dialysis Center - Independent · Houston, Texas
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Dr. Gene David Forrester is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas
Dr. Forrester practices at DaVita Spring Dialysis in Houston, Texas.
Dr. Forrester's NPI, 1558345116, was assigned on December 6, 2005. Dr. Forrester graduated from UTMB Health in 1990. Dr. Forrester holds Texas license H9929.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1558345116NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2163580101
- NPI enumeration date
- December 6, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (281) 880-8287
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Gene David Forrester practices at DaVita Spring Dialysis in Houston, Texas
Dr. Forrester's primary practice is DaVita Spring Dialysis, at 607 Timberdale Lane Suite 100, Houston, TX 77090 in Harris County. The practice phone is (281) 880-8287.
- DaVita Spring Dialysis607 Timberdale Lane Suite 100, Houston, TX 77090 · Harris CountyPhone(281) 880-8287
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Gene David Forrester is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Forrester's primary practice is DaVita Spring Dialysis in Houston, Texas. Dr. Forrester is also affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. The medical group on file is North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates, P.A. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forrester to 1 more hospital, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
DaVita Spring DialysisPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Gene David Forrester's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Forrester practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| DaVita Spring Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +7 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Gene David Forrester is one of 1,045 nephrologists in Texas
Nephrology is Dr. Forrester's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Forrester is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Forrester is licensed in Texas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, TexasPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease among the conditions Dr. Forrester treats.
Nephrologists near Dr. Forrester
Counts of nephrologists 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. Gene David Forrester billed Medicare for 446 services in 2024
CMS data shows 446 Medicare services from Dr. Forrester across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 130 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,073 for them.
Medicare services, 2024446
Medicare patients130
Paid by Medicare$70,073
Procedure codes5
Dr. Forrester's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3942024: 20747%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1192024: 15329%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 86
Where Dr. Forrester's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office41092%
- In a facility368%
Dr. Forrester compared with the Texas median for nephrologists, 2024
- Dr. Forrester
- Texas median
- Medicare services
- 446vs 1,04857% below
- Medicare patients
- 130vs 27753% below
- Part D claims
- 681vs 75810% below
Medians across 1,017 nephrologists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Forrester'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. Gene David Forrester treated 130 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70
CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forrester in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 45 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.11, 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. Forrester's median patient age at 68, with 47% women.
Medicare patients, 2024130
Average age70
Average risk score5.11
Also on Medicaid9%
Dr. Forrester's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Forrester's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5341%
- Men7759%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Forrester's Medicare patients, 2024
- Chronic kidney disease75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Diabetes52%
- Ischemic heart disease44%
- Arthritis40%
- Heart failure34%
- Anxiety22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Forrester's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Gene David Forrester wrote 1,061 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Forrester wrote 1,061 Medicare Part D claims for 125 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 681 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $44,867 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 673 claims across 30 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,061
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$44,867
Part D patients125
Dr. Forrester's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic940 claims89%
- Brand-name and other121 claims11%
Dr. Forrester'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. Forrester's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics4%46 of 1,061 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: 6732024: 6811%
Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 30 in 2023.
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. Gene David Forrester takes part in Medicare
Dr. Forrester 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. Gene David Forrester has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Forrester. The most frequent topics are Drug Resistance, Microbial, Mycobacterium and Nontuberculous Mycobacteria. Dr. Forrester has published most often in Am Rev Respir Dis.
Papers4
Topics Dr. Forrester writes about most
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Mycobacterium
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Metals
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Plasmids
Recent publications by Dr. Forrester
Ampicillin ResistanceAnti-Bacterial AgentsChloramphenicol Resistance
beta-Lactamase Inhibitorsbeta-LactamasesDrug Resistance, Microbial
Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Anti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Resistance, MicrobialMetals
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Gene David Forrester received $2,321 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 121 general payments to Dr. Forrester from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Relypsa, Inc. paid the most, $446.
General payments to Dr. Forrester by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Forrester by kind, 2016 to 2025
$2.3Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,25597%
- Education$663%
Companies that paid Dr. Forrester the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Gene David Forrester graduated from UTMB Health
Dr. Forrester graduated from UTMB Health in 1990.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in nephrology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Gene David Forrester accepts plans from 24 insurance carriers
Dr. Forrester is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Elevance
- Aetna
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- +16 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Forrester accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO15
- HMO14
- Medicare12
- POS7
- EPO5
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Gene David Forrester's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Gene David Forrester's NPI number?
Dr. Gene David Forrester's NPI number is 1558345116. It was assigned on December 6, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Gene David Forrester?
Dr. Gene David Forrester is a nephrologist in Houston, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Gene David Forrester practice?
Dr. Forrester practices at 607 Timberdale Lane Suite 100, Houston, TX 77090. Dr. Forrester's primary practice is DaVita Spring Dialysis in Houston, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Forrester to 1 hospital, 4 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Gene David Forrester's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Forrester is (281) 880-8287.
What is Dr. Gene David Forrester's medical license number?
Dr. Forrester holds Texas license H9929.
Which hospitals is Dr. Gene David Forrester affiliated with?
Dr. Forrester is affiliated with Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Forrester to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Gene David Forrester part of?
Dr. Forrester is linked to North Houston Nephrology & Diagnostic Associates, P.A.
Does Dr. Gene David Forrester accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Forrester billed Medicare for 446 services in 2024, and Dr. Forrester accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Gene David Forrester see?
CMS counts 130 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Forrester in 2024, with an average age of 70.
Is Dr. Gene David Forrester board certified?
Yes. Dr. Forrester is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
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What services does Dr. Gene David Forrester bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Forrester's most billed Medicare services were dialysis (90960), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Gene David Forrester go to medical school?
Dr. Forrester graduated from UTMB Health in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Gene David Forrester prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Forrester's most prescribed drugs by claims were Amlodipine Besylate, Allopurinol and Clonidine HCl.
Has Dr. Gene David Forrester received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,321 in general payments to Dr. Forrester from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Relypsa, Inc.
How long has Dr. Gene David Forrester been practicing?
Dr. Forrester graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
Does Dr. Gene David Forrester do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Forrester.
What insurance does Dr. Gene David Forrester accept?
Dr. Forrester is in network with 24 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 15. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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