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Dr. James R. Forseth, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

9060 E Viaduct Linda Suite 250
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(480) 614-2000

Dr. James R. Forseth, MD is a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. James R. Forseth, MD is affiliated with Dignity Health.

Office Locations

Dignity Health

3330 N 2nd Street Suite 300
Phoenix, AZ 85012

(602) 274-7195

(602) 274-7097

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9060 E Viaduct Linda Suite 250
Scottsdale, AZ 85258

(480) 614-2000

(480) 614-1751

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Arizona, Dr. James R. Forseth, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	824
inpatient care	824
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	796
inpatient care	796

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	28
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
bronchoscopy	25
hospital care	893
inpatient care	893

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	285
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	34
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
hospital care	723
inpatient care	723

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	38
Hispanic	78
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	60
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
hospital care	828
inpatient care	828

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	51
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	30
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	43
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	42
Dementia	27
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	824
inpatient care	824

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	35
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	49
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	11
hospital care	749
inpatient care	749

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	12
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	36
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	54
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
hospital care	619
inpatient care	619

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	19
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	542
inpatient care	542

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	17
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	50
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	761
inpatient care	761

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	17
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	57
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	672
inpatient care	672

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	149
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	71
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	548
inpatient care	548

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	130
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	64
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Phoenix, AZ were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

aspiration	15
bronchoscopy	15
hospital care	731
inpatient care	731
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD.

**Gender**
Female	137
Male	150

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	219
Hispanic	33
Native American / Alaskan Native	10
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	93
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James R. Forseth, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. James R. Forseth, MD graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed residency at Banner University Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease) and has a state license in Arizona.

Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency: Banner University Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Internal Medicine (Sub: Pulmonary Disease)

Licensed In: Arizona

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James R. Forseth, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dignity Health

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James R. Forseth, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
United Therapeutics Corporation	$23 TYVASO $23
Boston Scientific Corporation	$23 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $23
Olympus America Inc.	$20 Spiration Valve System $20
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.	$17 ILUMYA $17
Pulmonx Corporation	$16 PULMONX CHARTIS TABLET CONSOLE $16
Other	$11 Oximetry Monitoring $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$109

Biography

Dr. James Forseth practices adult critical care and adult pulmonology. Dr. Forseth is affiliated with Dignity Health. He is a graduate of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He has an open panel in Phoenix, AZ according to Dignity Health.