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Dr. John R. Foringer, MD

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(John R Foringer , MD)

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1996)

6410 FANNIN STREET SUITE 600
HOUSTON, TX 77030

(832) 325-6545

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD is a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX specializing in nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. John R. Foringer, MD is affiliated with UT Physicians, Memorial Hermann and Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (TMC).

Office Locations

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (TMC)

6410 FANNIN STREET SUITE 600
HOUSTON, TX 77030

(832) 325-6545

(713) 512-2247

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In The News

“"There's a spectrum, those patients who come once or twice a month for dialysis, and then we have patients who come every day," said Dr. John Foringer, a nephrologist with UTHealth and Harris Health.”—"Dialysis in Houston helps immigrants amid cost challenges", The Washington Times, June 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	42
doctor visit	101
hospital care	96
inpatient care	96

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	62
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	47
doctor visit	79
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	63
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	40
doctor visit	78
hemofiltration	22
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	30
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	67
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	58
doctor visit	66
hemofiltration	23
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	60
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2017 were dialysis, hemofiltration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	43
doctor visit	72
hemofiltration	18
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	66
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	41
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	61
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	49

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	23
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	59
Dementia	20
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	16
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	17
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	63
Dementia	30
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	34

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated as a nephrologist in HOUSTON, TX were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	46
doctor visit	63
hemofiltration	23
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	38
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	23
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	6
85 and over	2
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	27

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John R. Foringer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John R. Foringer, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	15
Cancer	1

Education & Training

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 1996. He completed residency at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical School at Houston (1996)

Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Nephrology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UT Physicians

Memorial Hermann

Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (TMC)

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Aetna Medicare, BlueCross BlueShield of Texas, Superior Health Plan, Amerigroup Star Plus, Amerigroup Star, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AARP, MultiPlan, United Healthcare Medicare Complete, HealthSpring, US Family Health Plan, Amerigroup, United Healthcare, Galaxy Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Coventry, HealthSmart, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink, Memorial Hermann Solutions, Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO, Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO, Community Health Choice Chip, Independant Medical Systems, Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP, Community Health Choice, Amerivantage, Aetna Most Benefit Plans, Reny Company Worker's Comp, WorkLink Worker's Comp, OccuNet PPO - PPO Network, Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp, Medicare Traditional, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP, USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network, Medicus International - PPO Network and Community Health Choice Star.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. John R. Foringer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Aetna Medicare

BlueCross BlueShield of Texas

Superior Health Plan

Amerigroup Star Plus

Amerigroup Star

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AARP

MultiPlan

United Healthcare Medicare Complete

HealthSpring

US Family Health Plan

Amerigroup

United Healthcare

Galaxy Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Coventry

HealthSmart

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink

Memorial Hermann Solutions

Memorial Hermann Advantage HMO

Memorial Hermann Advantage PPO

Community Health Choice Chip

Independant Medical Systems

Community Health Choice Marketplace QHP

Community Health Choice

Amerivantage

Aetna Most Benefit Plans

Reny Company Worker's Comp

WorkLink Worker's Comp

OccuNet PPO - PPO Network

Coastal Comp Healthnetworks Work Comp

Medicare Traditional

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

Community Health Choice Marketplace Kelsey QHP

USA Managed Care Organization - PPO Network

Medicus International - PPO Network

Community Health Choice Star

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John R. Foringer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in HOUSTON, TX.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$564,964 SAMSCA $287,977	JYNARQUE $260,891	TOLVAPTAN $15,432	$664
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.	$2,564 TOLVAPTAN $1,792	JYNARQUE $772
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$311 System One $311
GENZYME CORPORATION	$262 $262
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$146 Astagraf $75	Prograf $70
Other	$222 XARELTO $86	ENTRESTO $41	Velphoro $26	INVOKANA $23	ACTHAR $21	Other $24

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$383,659
Travel and Lodging	$91,398
Consulting Fee	$77,697
Food and Beverage	$15,562
Education	$153

Research Payments

Dr. John R. Foringer, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $41,260.

Biography

Dr. John Foringer sees patients in Houston, TX. His medical specialty is nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Foringer's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He can take Amerigroup, Blue California, Coventry, and more. He studied medicine at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. Dr. Foringer's residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. His professional affiliations include Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center (TMC) and UT Physicians. He welcomes new patients at his office inHouston, TX as reported by UT Physicians.