Sean Curtis Forrest, MD

Primary specialty

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 208G00000X

License

72047 Issued in TN

Practice address

2050 Meadowview Pkwy
Kingsport, TN 37660-7475

Phone

(423) 230-5000

NPI assigned

Apr 5, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TN

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Thoracic Surgery

Education

University of Tennessee, HSC, College of Medicine, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Wellmont Cardiology ServicesGroup PAC ID 5799970281, 137 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center Hospital, Kingsport, TN, CCN 440017
• Clinch Valley Medical Center Hospital, Richlands, VA, CCN 490060
• Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center Hospital, Bristol, TN, CCN 440012
• Smyth County Community Hospital Hospital, Marion, VA, CCN 490038

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: kax6656@yourcarecommunity.org

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.

• Wellmont Cardiology Services

  • Cardiovascular Disease Physician
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1376575035

  Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD

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

• Wellmont Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Bristol, TN
  • NPI 1124058615
  Care Compare affiliation
• Wellmont Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kingsport, TN
  • NPI 1487690400
  Care Compare affiliation
• Clinch Valley Medical Center Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Richlands, VA
  • NPI 1871534297
  Care Compare affiliation
• Smyth County Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Marion, VA
  • NPI 1073519377
  Care Compare affiliation
• Smyth County Community Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Marion, VA
  • NPI 1194104687
  Care Compare affiliation
• Smyth County Community Hospital

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Marion, VA
  • NPI 1750433389

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "1021 W OAKLAND AVE STE 310",
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            "address_1": "979 E 3rd St Ste B-401",
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• Brittney Barnwell Fontenot, CRNA
• Darrell Fontenot
• Melissa Hope Ford, RN
• Edward Johnson Fore, M.D.
• Forever Young Medical Aesthetics and Weight Loss LLC
• Terry L Forrest, M.D.
• Angel Grace Foskey, PA-C
• Kathleen J Foster, MD
• Larry J Foster, M.D.
• Meg Ann Foster, PT

• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Kingsport, TN
• Providers in Kingsport, TN by specialty
• Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Tennessee

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 5, 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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