Forrest Baker Simpson, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Primary specialty

Acute Care Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LA2100X

License

RN277704 Issued in GA

Practice address

35 Hospital Rd
Blairsville, GA 30512-3139

Phone

(706) 506-9226

NPI assigned

Oct 22, 2020

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in GA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Southland Bainbridge Hospitalist Group, LLCGroup PAC ID 7214248335, 54 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Union General Hospital Hospital, Blairsville, GA, CCN 110051
• Northside Hospital Hospital, Atlanta, GA, CCN 110161
• Chatuge Regional Hospital Hospital, Hiawassee, GA, CCN 111324

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

88.96 of 100Reported as group

Quality

77.5

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.58

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• Southland Bainbridge Hospitalist Group, LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Bainbridge, GA
  • NPI 1356735336
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• 24 On Physicians, PC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Rome, GA
  • NPI 1912956251
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• 24 On Physicians, P.C.

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Attleboro, MA
  • NPI 1790104511
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Chatuge Regional Hospital Inc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hiawassee, GA
  • NPI 1326028978
  Care Compare affiliation
• Northside Hospital, Inc.

  dba Northside Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Atlanta, GA
  • NPI 1457396079
  Care Compare affiliation
• Union County Hospital Authority

  dba Union General Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Blairsville, GA
  • NPI 1487684122
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "1625 UPPER BELL CREEK RD",
            "city": "HIAWASSEE",
            "state": "GA",
            "postal_code": "305461990",
            "telephone_number": "706-506-9226"
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        "middle_name": "BAKER",
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        "enumeration_date": "2020-10-22",
        "last_updated": "2025-10-15",
        "certification_date": "2025-10-15",
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• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Blairsville, GA
• Providers in Blairsville, GA by specialty
• Acute Care Nurse Practitioner in Georgia

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Oct 15, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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