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Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc

(Brent Forester, MD, MSc)

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Specializes in: Psychiatry and General Practice

Dartmouth Medical School (1992)

Professional interests include: mood disorders

800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111

(617) 636-0219

Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc is a psychiatrist in Boston, MA specializing in psychiatry and general practice. He graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc is affiliated with Tufts Medicine and Tufts Medical Center.

Office Locations

800 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111

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“CBD gummies are also increasingly popular among people aged 65 and older, which worries Dr. Brent P. Forester, a geriatric psychiatrist and chief of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center.”—"Bans on Many CBD Products Loom This Year", New York Times, February 2026

“CBD gummies are also increasingly popular among people age 65 and older, which worries Dr. Brent P. Forester, a geriatric psychiatrist and chief of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center.”—"Bans on many CBD products loom this year", Chattanooga Times Free Press, February 2026

“All of this can be profoundly frustrating for caregivers, said Dr. Brent P. Forester, chief of psychiatry at Tufts Medical Center in Boston and a co-author of "The Complete Family Guide to...”—"How to Talk to Someone With Alzheimer's (Published 2023)", New York Times, June 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2012 were medication management and diagnostic evaluation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	81
medication management	202

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2013 were mental health therapy, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	259
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
mental health therapy	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	63

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	63
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2014 were mental health therapy and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

counseling services	14
doctor visit	316
mental health therapy	102

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	57

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	31
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	67
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2015 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	238
mental health therapy	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	94

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	50
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	68
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2016 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158
mental health therapy	54

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	69
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2017 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
mental health therapy	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	19
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	73
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2018 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	117
mental health therapy	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	24

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	73
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	73
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA during 2019 were mental health therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	119
mental health therapy	56

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	28

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	74
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2020

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	11
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	72
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	66
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated as a psychiatrist in Boston, MA were mental health therapy, counseling services, hospital care and inpatient care.

counseling services	14
diagnostic evaluation	12
doctor visit	143
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
mental health therapy	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	29

**Age**
75 to 84	20
85 and over	13
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	5

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc treated were depression, dementia, hypertension and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	65
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	5
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Cancer	0
Dementia	64

Education & Training

Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1992. He completed residency at McLean Hospital - Psychiatry. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School (1992)

Residency: McLean Hospital - Psychiatry (1996)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Tufts Medicine

Tufts Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biogen, Inc.	$15,659 ADUHELM $1,740	$13,919
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc	$9,890 NUPLAZID $8,600	DISEASE EDUCATION $1,290
Lilly USA, LLC	$7,113 $7,113
INSYS Therapeutics Inc	$4,552 Dronabinol $4,552
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$2,089 LATUDA $1,649	$440
Other	$111 REXULTI $41	BELSOMRA $30	$40

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$33,142
Travel and Lodging	$4,491
Food and Beverage	$1,270
Education	$511

Research Payments

Dr. Brent Peter Forester, MD, MSc has received 31 research payments totaling $1,500,487.

Biography

Dr. Brent Forester works as a general practice and psychiatry. Clinical interests for Dr. Forester include psychiatry and mood disorders. Dr. Forester is a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School and a graduate of McLean Hospital's residency program. His professional affiliations include Tufts Medicine and Tufts Medical Center.