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Dr. Paul Forfia, MD

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(Paul Forfia, MD)

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Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease)

New York Medical College

Professional interests include: cardiomyopathy, heart valve disease, pulmonary hypertension, and more.

3509 N. Broad Street Boyer Pavilion, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

1-800-836-7536

Dr. Paul Forfia, MD is a cardiologist in Philadelphia, PA specializing in cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from New York Medical College. Dr. Paul Forfia, MD is affiliated with Temple Health and TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC.

Office Locations

Address:

3509 N. Broad Street Boyer Pavilion, 4th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19140

In The News

“Brophy's grandson is best friends with the son of my colleague, Paul Forfia, a cardiologist at Temple University Hospital.”—"Medical Mystery: Doctors said she needed both legs amputated", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2019

“"In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to support Dr. Paul Forfia and his staff at Temple University Hospital for research on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension.”—"Marie Snyder", Reading Eagle, June 2016

“Paul Forfia, M.D., is director of the Pulmonary Hypertension/Right Heart Failure and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy Program at Temple University Hospital, and also is associate professor of...”—"Medical Mystery: Difficulty breathing, light-headedness in walking", Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2016

cardiac procedures	37
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	145
hospital care	305
inpatient care	305
minimally invasive procedures	37
pulmonary testing	95

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	11
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	55
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	40
catheterization	40
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	190
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
metabolic testing	19
minimally invasive procedures	40
pulmonary testing	16

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	32
catheterization	32
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	180
hospital care	248
inpatient care	248
metabolic testing	24
minimally invasive procedures	32
pulmonary testing	201

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	112
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	26
Less than 65	132

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	31
catheterization	31
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	190
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259
metabolic testing	17
minimally invasive procedures	31
pulmonary testing	137

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	14
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	50
catheterization	50
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	190
hospital care	312
inpatient care	312
metabolic testing	12
minimally invasive procedures	50
pulmonary testing	171

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	11
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	51
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	49
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	35
catheterization	35
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	181
hospital care	251
inpatient care	251
minimally invasive procedures	35
pulmonary testing	11

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	152
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	11
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	25
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	140
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
minimally invasive procedures	25
pulmonary testing	13

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

cardiac procedures	39
catheterization	39
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	320
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
minimally invasive procedures	39
pulmonary testing	10

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Forfia, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul Forfia, MD treated as a cardiologist in Philadelphia, PA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and diagnostic procedures.

cardiac procedures	36
catheterization	36
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	197
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
metabolic testing	18
minimally invasive procedures	36
pulmonary testing	82

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Forfia, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	47
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	146
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	53
85 and over	7
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	85

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul Forfia, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Paul Forfia, MD graduated from New York Medical College. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: New York Medical College

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul Forfia, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Temple Health

TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$704,380 Adempas $690,312	$14,068
United Therapeutics Corporation	$403,398 ORENITRAM $85,891	REMODULIN $53,910	None $42,204	TYVASO $29,826	ADCIRCA $5,527	Other $186,040
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$401,820 OPSUMIT $189,381	UPTRAVI $55,238	VENTAVIS ILOPROST $22,270	VELETRI EPOPROSTENOL $22,131	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $14,170	Other $98,630
Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd	$28,074 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $4,024	$24,050
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$24,575 $24,575
Other	$35,970 ADCIRCA $11,019	Letairis $9,695	CardioMEMS HF System $2,430	OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $2,400	MK-8892 $650	Other $9,776

**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	$1,040,369
Consulting Fee	$329,105
Travel and Lodging	$127,871
Food and Beverage	$93,672
Honoraria	$7,000
Other	$200

Research Payments

Dr. Paul Forfia, MD has received 14 research payments totaling $84,550.

Biography

Dr. Paul Forfia practices cardiology (heart disease). His areas of expertise include the following: heart transplant, heart valve disease, and right-sided heart failure. Dr. Forfia is a graduate of New York Medical College. His training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He has received the following distinctions: Philadelphia magazine and Top Doctors, Cardiovascular Disease. He is affiliated with Temple Health. Yext reports that Dr. Forfia is accepting new patients at his office in Philadelphia, PA.