Joseph M. Forrester, MD

Medicare activity in 2024

Official CMS public-use data for Joseph M. Forrester, data year 2024 (released May 21, 2026). It covers Original Medicare (fee-for-service) patients only, not Medicare Advantage or other insurance. It shows volume, not quality or outcomes. CMS hides any count of 10 or fewer patients.

Most frequent services

1. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more (99214)114 services
2. Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout (94727)50 services
3. Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases (94729)50 services
4. Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more (99215)46 services
5. Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume (94010)34 services

Chronic conditions among these patients

Share of this clinician’s Original Medicare patients with each condition, as published by CMS (it describes the patients, not the care given).

• High cholesterol70%
• High blood pressure65%
• Arthritis53%
• Ischemic heart disease35%
• COPD33%
• Atrial fibrillation28%

Hospitals where Joseph M. Forrester works

Medicare's Facility Affiliation Data lists Joseph M. Forrester at these hospitals (updated October 2, 2026). Each hospital page shows its address, phone, emergency services, Medicare rating and all its clinicians. Star rating and emergency services: Hospital General Information (CMS), data updated October 26, 2026.

• Kit Carson County Memorial HospitalBurlington, CO · Critical Access Hospital · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 061313
• St Anthony Summit Medical CenterFrisco, CO · Acute Care Hospital · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 060118
• St Vincent General Hospital DistrictLeadville, CO · Critical Access Hospital · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 061319
• The Medical Center of Aurora & South HospitalAurora, CO · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 4 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 060100
• Vail Health HospitalVail, CO · Acute Care Hospital · Medicare rating: 5 of 5 stars · Emergency services: listed by Medicare · CCN 060096

Practice locations

Addresses where Joseph M. Forrester is enrolled with Medicare (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• 180 S Frontage Rd W, Suite 5900Vail, CO 81657 (970) 479‑5036
• 181 W Meadow DrVail, CO 81657 (970) 476‑2451
• 7100 E Belleview Ave, Suite G10Greenwood Village, CO 80111 (303) 745‑0000

Group practices

Medicare enrollment lists Joseph M. Forrester as a member of these groups (CMS data updated October 2, 2026).

• Critical Care and Pulmonary Consultants, P.C.158 clinicians in the group
• VVMC Diversified Services16 clinicians in the group

Specialties

• Critical Care (Intensivists)primary
• Pulmonary Diseasealso

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Other critical care doctors in Colorado

Clinicians with the same Medicare primary specialty in Colorado — not a recommendation.

• Surit K. Sharma, MD
• Chakradhar Kotaru, MD
• Mark P. Steele, MD
• Carrie M. Goodson, MD
• Ruth Spector, MD
• Hany Ghali, MD
• Arun Kannappan, MD
• Pablo J. Napky Raudales, MD

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Other clinicians in Critical Care and Pulmonary Consultants, P.C.

Medicare enrollment lists these clinicians in the same group practice — not a recommendation.

• Carrie M. Goodson, MD
• Darcy H. Nistico, NP
• Peter Liu, MD
• Mary E. Hicks, MD
• Nima Yazdani, MD
• Christiaan Rees, MD

Clinician information

Most corrections must be made at the source: clinicians update their NPI Registry record (NPPES) and their Medicare enrollment (PECOS); this page follows the next data release.

Sources

1. Facility Affiliation Data — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
2. Hospital General Information — CMS, data updated October 26, 2026, retrieved November 13, 2026
3. National Downloadable File (Doctors and Clinicians) — CMS, data updated October 2, 2026, retrieved October 29, 2026
4. Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider — CMS, data year 2024, released May 21, 2026; Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service
5. NPI Registry — U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (NPPES), the clinician’s official record
6. Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare tool to look up clinicians