Matthew Joseph Forestiere, M.D.
NPI 1497013312ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Trauma Surgery· Lakeland, FL
Surgery, Trauma Surgery (M.D.) with Lakeland Regional Health Systems Inc, practicing in Lakeland, Florida. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $20,480 for 88 patients in 2024, with only 21 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,585 in all, mostly education. Lists Lakeland Regional Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1497013312 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 28, 2012 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 6, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 6, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Trauma Surgery Primary | 2086S0127X | ME138921 | FL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | BP10042731 | TX |
| Surgery | 208600000X | A147621 | CA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 88 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 188 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $20,480 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 21 · 21 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 11 |
| Total drug cost | $209.27 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2012 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Lakeland Regional Health Systems IncLakeland, FL · 536 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Lakeland Regional Medical CenterLakeland, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,585 · 9 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$207.54 · 3 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,555 | 7 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $14.98 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $14.48 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$750.00 · 1 payment
- Travel and Lodging$597.13 · 3 payments
- Food and Beverage$237.51 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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