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Craig Forsthoefel, M.D.

NPI 1407387657ActiveIndividual· Orthopaedic Surgery· Bethesda, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery (M.D.) in Bethesda, Maryland, trained at University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (class of 2017). 859 Medicare patients in 2024, $324,955 paid; all of their 1,067 Part D prescriptions were generic. Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $6,925 in all, mostly travel and lodging.

Overview

NPI1407387657
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 21, 2017
Last updated in NPPESJul 18, 2023
Certified by providerJul 18, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Orthopaedic Surgery Primary207X00000X036-162783IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (DC); Practitioner - Orthopedic Surgery (IL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients859
Services billed4,513 across 150 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$324,955

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,067 · 1,096 30-day fills
Patients430
Total drug cost$5,693
Generic share100% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Graduation year2017
Medicare specialtyOrthopedic Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Other facilities

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$6,925 · 49 payments from 13 companies
  • 2024$2,223 · 15 payments from 8 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Travel and Lodging$3,355 · 12 payments
  • Food and Beverage$2,820 · 36 payments
  • Consulting Fee$750.00 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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