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Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD

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(James Forrester Jr., MD)

(293 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease), General Practice and Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm)

Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), pacemaker, and more.

1500 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401

(910) 662-9500

Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD is a cardiologist in Wilmington, NC specializing in cardiology (heart disease), general practice and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). He graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1996 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD is affiliated with Novant Health, Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Wilmington Annex and NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1500 Physicians Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Bolivia, NC 28422

Address:

2000 BRABHAM AVENUE
Jacksonville, NC 28546

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Southport, NC 28461

Address:

800 Jefferson Street
Whiteville, NC 28472

Address:

257 Hospital Drive Ne
Supply, NC 28422

Address:

3009 Medical Plaza Lane Southeast
Saint James, NC 28461

ambulatory monitoring	43
cardiac procedures	425
cardioversion	22
doctor visit	494
hospital care	377
implant surgery	66
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	44
inpatient care	377
minimally invasive procedures	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	322

**Gender**
Male	707
Female	555

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1014
Black	216
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	435
85 and over	195
Less than 65	174

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

ambulatory monitoring	60
blood draw	15
cardiac procedures	514
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	409
hospital care	349
implant surgery	55
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	37
inpatient care	349
lab tests	21
minimally invasive procedures	69
stress testing	9
ultrasound (sonogram)	393
vascular procedures	16

**Gender**
Male	717
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1022
Black	234
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	478
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	189
Less than 65	191

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

ambulatory monitoring	61
blood draw	295
cardiac procedures	589
cardioversion	19
doctor visit	441
hospital care	375
implant surgery	59
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	375
lab tests	783
minimally invasive procedures	62
nuclear scan	29
preventive care	42
stress testing	107
thyroid function tests	127
ultrasound (sonogram)	365
vascular procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	1492
Female	1310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2244
Black	506
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1054
From 75 to 84	964
85 and over	416
Less than 65	368

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

ablation	18
ambulatory monitoring	69
blood draw	331
cardiac procedures	487
cardioversion	13
catheterization	9
diagnostic procedures	9
doctor visit	506
hospital care	459
implant surgery	66
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	459
lab tests	897
minimally invasive procedures	100
preventive care	19
stress testing	19
thyroid function tests	143
ultrasound (sonogram)	324
vascular procedures	37

**Gender**
Male	753
Female	576

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1116
Black	178
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	499
From 75 to 84	460
85 and over	215
Less than 65	155

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	71
blood draw	272
cardiac procedures	516
cardioversion	23
doctor visit	530
hospital care	524
implant surgery	58
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	524
lab tests	676
minimally invasive procedures	76
nuclear scan	10
stress testing	32
thyroid function tests	116
ultrasound (sonogram)	358
vascular procedures	23

**Gender**
Male	902
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1294
Black	236
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	586
From 75 to 84	570
85 and over	231
Less than 65	182

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

ambulatory monitoring	88
blood draw	305
cardiac procedures	543
cardioversion	16
doctor visit	521
hospital care	413
implant surgery	63
inpatient care	413
lab tests	768
minimally invasive procedures	91
nuclear scan	14
preventive care	14
stress testing	51
thyroid function tests	128
ultrasound (sonogram)	344
vascular procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	779
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1131
Black	171
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	469
From 75 to 84	512
85 and over	229
Less than 65	127

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

ambulatory monitoring	89
blood draw	322
cardiac procedures	830
doctor visit	593
hospital care	432
implant surgery	60
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	27
inpatient care	432
lab tests	1038
minimally invasive procedures	85
nuclear scan	10
stress testing	49
thyroid function tests	184
ultrasound (sonogram)	635

**Gender**
Male	805
Female	629

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1228
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	531
From 75 to 84	552
85 and over	212
Less than 65	139

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

ablation	18
ambulatory monitoring	62
blood draw	243
cardiac procedures	560
catheterization	9
diagnostic procedures	9
doctor visit	614
hospital care	355
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	11
inpatient care	355
lab tests	731
minimally invasive procedures	88
thyroid function tests	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	436

**Gender**
Male	811
Female	567

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1205
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	557
85 and over	212
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

ablation	72
ambulatory monitoring	118
blood draw	389
cardiac procedures	601
catheterization	36
diagnostic procedures	36
doctor visit	1042
hospital care	445
implant surgery	90
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	31
inpatient care	445
lab tests	1202
minimally invasive procedures	195
preventive care	12
thyroid function tests	279
ultrasound (sonogram)	360

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD treated as a cardiologist in Wilmington, NC were lab tests, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

ablation	37
ambulatory monitoring	73
blood draw	271
cardiac procedures	569
cardioversion	18
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	573
hospital care	414
implant surgery	64
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	24
inpatient care	414
lab tests	766
minimally invasive procedures	99
nuclear scan	15
preventive care	21
stress testing	45
thyroid function tests	161
ultrasound (sonogram)	394
vascular procedures	32

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	696
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	183
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1025
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	15

**Age**
75 to 84	447
85 and over	189
Less than 65	143
65 to 74	458

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	34
Cancer	9
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD graduated from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Internal Medicine - Atrium - Formerly, Carolinas HealthCare System. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Internal Medicine - Atrium - Formerly, Carolinas HealthCare System (1999)

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

Novant Health Heart & Vascular Institute - Wilmington Annex

NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP COASTAL REGION LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 293 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Summers Forrester Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wilmington, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,536 Micra $1,181	Arctic Front $680	Amplia MRI $185	Visia AF $139	Reveal LINQ $121	Other $230
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,730 Tachy System $723	WATCHMAN Access System $564	WATCHMAN $137	TACHY HF $94	WATCHMAN FLX $84	Other $128
Trivascular, Inc.	$1,250 AAA Stent Grafts $1,250
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$374 XARELTO $359	INVOKANA $15
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$360 BRILINTA $360
Other	$2,652 LifeVest $283	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $223	CRM $177	ELIQUIS $137	HeartMate II $135	Other $1,698

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$5,197
Travel and Lodging	$1,878
Education	$1,826

Biography

Dr. James Forrester is a physician who specializes in adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). Patient ratings for Dr. Forrester average 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is professionally affiliated with Novant Health.

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