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Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD

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Specializes in: General Practice and Nephrology (Kidney Disease)

Nueva Granada Military University Faculty of Medicine

15 Founders Lane
Jacksonville, IL 62650-3918

(217) 291-1041

Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD is a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL specializing in general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). He graduated from Nueva Granada Military University Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD is affiliated with Springfield Clinic, Memorial Health System, Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics, Springfield Clinic Jacksonville and SPRINGFIELD CLINIC LLP.

Office Locations

15 Founders Lane
Jacksonville, IL 62650-3918

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1600 W. Walnut Street
Jacksonville, IL 62650

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Springfield Clinic

20733 North Broad Street
Carlinville, IL 62626

1-800-444-7541

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Springfield Clinic

401 E Carpenter Street
Springfield, IL 62702

(217) 528-7541

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701 N. First Street
Fisher, IL 62781

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

creatinine urine test

dialysis

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD performed more creatinine urine test, and dialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	33
blood draw	318
catheterization	39
device removal	27
dialysis	149
dialysis access procedures	40
doctor visit	806
hospital care	892
inpatient care	892
lab tests	255
vascular procedures	55
X-rays	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	57
blood draw	529
catheterization	54
device removal	33
dialysis	211
dialysis access procedures	59
doctor visit	1057
hospital care	765
inpatient care	765
lab tests	331
vascular procedures	90
X-rays	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	352
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	103
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	60
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	90
blood draw	243
catheterization	64
device removal	25
dialysis	135
dialysis access procedures	86
doctor visit	852
hospital care	609
inpatient care	609
lab tests	207
vascular procedures	139
X-rays	86

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	613
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	207
85 and over	99
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	61
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	65
blood draw	209
catheterization	47
device removal	26
dialysis	115
dialysis access procedures	68
doctor visit	824
hospital care	494
inpatient care	494
lab tests	179
vascular procedures	84
X-rays	68

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	722
Female	592

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1202
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	402
85 and over	208
Less than 65	232

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	60
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	101
blood draw	265
catheterization	32
device removal	30
dialysis	89
dialysis access procedures	98
doctor visit	862
hospital care	432
inpatient care	432
lab tests	146
vascular procedures	128
X-rays	98

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	348
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	104
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	215
catheterization	14
device removal	30
dialysis	125
doctor visit	904
hospital care	756
inpatient care	756
lab tests	144
nursing home care	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	378
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	667
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	110
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	62
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	240
device removal	16
dialysis	194
doctor visit	895
hemofiltration	24
hospital care	1066
inpatient care	1066
lab tests	160

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	383

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	721
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	118
Less than 65	153

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	62
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	228
dialysis	224
doctor visit	817
hemofiltration	50
hospital care	1164
inpatient care	1164
lab tests	346

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	401
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	115
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	64
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	266
doctor visit	698
hemofiltration	48
hospital care	854
inpatient care	854

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	645
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	106
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	61
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	317
doctor visit	787
hemofiltration	74
hospital care	904
inpatient care	904

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	418
Female	342

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	683
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	247
85 and over	107
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	64
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	179
device removal	16
dialysis	295
doctor visit	705
hemofiltration	53
hospital care	698
inpatient care	698
lab tests	216

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	354
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	95
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	63
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated as a general practitioner in Jacksonville, IL were inpatient care, hospital care, blood draw and lab tests.

angioplasty	69
blood draw	269
catheterization	41
device removal	25
dialysis	192
dialysis access procedures	70
doctor visit	837
hemofiltration	49
hospital care	784
inpatient care	784
lab tests	220
nursing home care	44
vascular procedures	99
X-rays	70

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	39
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	645
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	229
85 and over	105
Less than 65	130
65 to 74	241

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	11
Dementia	11

Education & Training

Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD graduated from Nueva Granada Military University Faculty of Medicine. He completed residency at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is certified by the Nephrology Internal Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Nueva Granada Military University Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Board Certification: Nephrology Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicolas A. Forero, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Springfield Clinic

Memorial Health System

Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics

Springfield Clinic Jacksonville

SPRINGFIELD CLINIC LLP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$265 Renal - Non Product Related $188	Renal - PD $77
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$102 JYNARQUE $102
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$100 ACTHAR $100
Relypsa, Inc.	$90 VELTASSA $90
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$26 System One $26
Other	$23 KRYSTEXXA $22	Thiola $1

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$505
Education	$101

Biography

Dr. Nicolas Forero's medical specialty is general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). Dr. Forero attended medical school at Nueva Granada Military University Faculty of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Forero completed a residency program at Penn State Hershey Medical Center. He is affiliated with Springfield Clinic, Memorial Health System, and Carlinville Area Hospital & Clinics. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Forero's office in Springfield, IL.