Douglas Paul Forward, M.D.
Opted out of Medicare from April 2025 to April 2027. Family Medicine (M.D.) in Golden, Colorado, licensed in CO, with an NPI issued in June 2005. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $625,260 for 6,855 claims, against $4,758 paid for services in 2024. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $680.20 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1194722538 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 2, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | May 2, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 36315 | CO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Opt-out | Opted out Apr 1, 2025 – Apr 1, 2027 |
| Can order and refer | Yes |
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 46 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 72 across 16 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,758 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 6,855 · 19,579 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 778 |
| Total drug cost | $625,260 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$680.20 · 33 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $144.35 | 7 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $83.51 | 3 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $66.74 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $65.24 | 4 |
| Eisai Inc. | $59.36 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$680.20 · 33 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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