Joseph W Forte, DO

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207R00000X

License

DO229 Issued in AL

Practice address

2811 Tieton Dr
Yakima, WA 98902-3761

Phone

(509) 249-5210

Fax

(509) 249-5377

NPI assigned

Sep 21, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in AL, WA2 enrollments

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 2

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 1983

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Internal Medicine Associates P.C.Group PAC ID 0941251607, 40 clinicians

Yakima Valley Memorial PhysiciansGroup PAC ID 1557391596, 397 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• The East Alabama Healthcare Authority Hospital, Opelika, AL, CCN 010029
• Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA, CCN 500036

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

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.

• Internal Medicine Associates P.C.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1225108715
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Yakima Valley Memorial Physicians

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Yakima, WA
  • NPI 1306933940
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Decatur Morgan Hospitalist Group

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Decatur, AL
  • NPI 1972843134

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Ecm Health Group LLC

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Florence, AL
  • NPI 1346588852
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Imc-Hospitalists LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Mobile, AL
  • NPI 1669824934
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Northern Alabama Physicians, LLP

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Decatur, AL
  • NPI 1669618310
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Internal Medicine Associates of Dothan, P.a.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Dothan, AL
  • NPI 1336196682
  NPD
• Internal Medicine Lab.

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1861558041
  NPD
• Northern Alabama Physicians, LLP

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Enterprise, AL
  • NPI 1952845711
  NPD
• Associated Healthcare Systems of Randolph County, Inc.

  • Emergency Care Clinic/Center
  • Pocahontas, AR
  • NPI 1033283171
  NPD (past)
• Correct Care, Inc.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Covington, LA
  • NPI 1215987441
  NPD (past)
• Ozarks Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Plains, MO
  • NPI 1831115641
  NPD (past)

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

• Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital Association

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Yakima, WA
  • NPI 1053373480
  Care Compare affiliation
• The East Alabama Health Care Authority

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Opelika, AL
  • NPI 1154386431
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "3319 WOODSIDE CT NE",
            "city": "OLYMPIA",
            "state": "WA",
            "postal_code": "985063683",
            "telephone_number": "870-897-7814"
        },
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            "postal_code": "989023761",
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            "fax_number": "509-249-5377"
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• Janice Raye Foresyth
• Mariah Forgey
• Miranda Forgey
• Sally Jane Forrest, LMHC
• Charles Forster
• Chris Jon Fortier, DO
• Kathy Fosnaugh, D.O.
• Bryan Howard Foster, SUDPT
• Craig Foster, OTRL
• Megan Marie Foster, PHARMD

• Internal Medicine Physician in Yakima, WA
• Providers in Yakima, WA by specialty
• Internal Medicine Physician in Washington

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on May 15, 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.

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