Active NPI
Aaron Lee Forbes, MD
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Cedar Knolls, NJ
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- License
- 25MA09904500
- Practice address
- 197 Ridgedale Ave Ste 300
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2111 - Phone
- (973) 538-2334
- Fax
- (973) 539-9610
- NPI assigned
- May 2, 2009
- Reactivated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Last updated
- Aug 3, 2026
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- Yes
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 3
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | 156747 | NC | |
| Orthopaedic Surgery Physician | 207X00000X | A135257 | CA | |
| Orthopaedic Surgery Physician | 207X00000X | 25MA09904500 | NJ | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
197 Ridgedale Ave Ste 300
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2111
Mailing address
PO Box 1446
Morristown, NJ 07962-1446
Phone (973) 538-2334
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in NJ
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 1
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Education
- Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, 2009
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
197 Ridgedale Ave
Suite 300
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927-2111
Phone (973) 538-2334
Hospital & facility affiliations
- Atlantic Visiting Nurse
- Valley Home Care Inc.
- Morristown Medical Center
- St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc
- Hunterdon Medical Center
- Chilton Medical Center
- St Luke's Warren Hospital
- Kessler Rehab Center
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 79.23 of 100
- Quality
- 79.62
- Promoting interoperability
- 73
- Improvement activities
- 40
- Cost
- 73.64
Procedures performed for Medicare patients
| Procedure | Number of procedures |
|---|---|
| Hip replacement | 86 |
| Knee replacement | 162 |
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
State licenses
| License | State | Type | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25MA09904500 | NJ | MD | Orthopaedic Surgery Physician |
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine PA | Orthopaedic Surgery | Current | Accepting new patients |
| Tri-County Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine PA | Single Specialty | Current | Accepting new patients |
Locations
197 Ridgedale Ave
Ste 1
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
197 Ridgedale Ave
Ste 210
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone (973) 387-1044
197 Ridgedale Ave
Ste 300
Cedar Knolls, NJ 07927
Phone (973) 538-2234
Interoperability endpoints
- aaron.forbesmd.p1@direct.osiortho.nextgenshare.com
- https://fhir-api.fhirprod.aws.greenwayhealth.com/fhir/R4/2.16.840.1.113883.3.140.60912
Organizations & group practices 2
Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.
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dba Tri-County Orthopedics
- Specialist
- Cedar Knolls, NJ
- NPI 1447213962
Single Specialty
-
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
- Lake Hopatcong, NJ
- NPI 1235887548
Hospital & facility affiliations 8
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
-
dba Morristown Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Morristown, NJ
- NPI 1053384776
-
dba Chilton Medical Center
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Pompton Plains, NJ
- NPI 1811994809
-
dba Atlantic Home Care & Hospice
- Home Health Agency
- Morristown, NJ
- NPI 1962479667
-
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Flemington, NJ
- NPI 1922095116
-
dba Kessler Rehabilitation Center
- Rehabilitation Hospital
- West Orange, NJ
- NPI 1013919620
Inpatient rehabilitation facility
-
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Paterson, NJ
- NPI 1669462420
-
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Phillipsburg, NJ
- NPI 1760488266
-
- Home Health Agency
- Paramus, NJ
- NPI 1174588925
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"sex": "M",
"enumeration_date": "2009-05-02",
"last_updated": "2026-08-03",
"certification_date": "2026-08-03",
"deactivation_date": "2026-07-15",
"reactivation_date": "2026-08-03",
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},
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"state": "CA",
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}
Other providers in Cedar Knolls, NJ
Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 3, 2026; 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.