Lael E Forbes, MD

Primary specialty

Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X

License

218616 Issued in NY

Practice address

184 E 70TH St Ste 4
New York, NY 10021-5154

Phone

(212) 304-4331

Fax

(212) 947-3952

NPI assigned

Aug 9, 2006

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Healthfirst Medicare Network H3359
• Healthfirst Medicare Network H5989
• Healthfirst Medicare Network H1722
• Healthfirst Medicare Network H9678

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: lforbes65638@northwell.direct-ci.com
• FHIR API: https://fhir-myrecord.cerner.com/r4/b5eba017-85d4-4b6c-a2f0-9b2c7b0c38dd/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Forbes Health PLLC

  • Surgery Physician
  • New York, NY
  • NPI 1558186742
  NPD Authorized official
• Z&Z Psychiatry, PLLC

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Poughkeepsie, NY
  • NPI 1447666805
  NPD
• Genesee Valley Group Health Association

  • Clinic/Center
  • Amherst, NY
  • NPI 1295751261
  NPD (past)
• Guthrie Medical Group, P.C.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Troy, PA
  • NPI 1376592493
  NPD (past)
• Mount Desert Island Hospital

  • Dental Clinic/Center
  • Southwest Harbor, ME
  • NPI 1235553413
  NPD (past)

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "184 E 70TH ST STE 4",
            "city": "NEW YORK",
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            "fax_number": "212-947-3952"
        },
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "FORBES",
        "first_name": "LAEL",
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        "credential": "MD",
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        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-08-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-01-09",
        "certification_date": "2026-01-09",
        "status": "A"
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        },
        {
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            "desc": "Family Medicine, Obesity Medicine",
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    ],
    "identifiers": [
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            "code": "05",
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        }
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}

• Denise Foran, DDS
• Paul John Foran, MB BCH BAP
• Forbes Health PLLC
• Forbes Inspire Counseling Services
• Kathryn Forbes
• Latasha Forbes, LCSW, CASAC
• Max Forbes, M.D.
• Patricia Forbes, LCSW
• Racquel Samantha Forbes, SOCIAL WORKER
• Roslyn Forbes, RN

• Surgery Physician in New York, NY
• Providers in New York, NY by specialty
• Surgery Physician in New York

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 9, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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