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Dr. Robert Alan Forinash, MD

General Practice Physician in Gastonia, NC · enumerated 2006 · practices at Gaston Family Health Services, Inc..

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)

Name Dr. Robert Alan Forinash

Credential MD

Sex Male

Practice address 111 E 3rd Ave, Gastonia, NC, 28052

Phone (704) 874-3300

Fax (704) 874-0065

Enumeration date Dec 12, 2006

Last updated in NPPES Oct 21, 2019

Taxonomy & licenses

208D00000X General Practice Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 200200353 (NC) Primary

2084P0800X Psychiatry Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 200200353 (NC) Secondary

2084P0802X Addiction Psychiatry Physician Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians · License 200200353 (NC) Secondary

MD — Doctor of Medicine: A physician who completed medical school (allopathic medicine), residency training, and state licensure. About the MD credential

Other identifiers

Identifier	Type	State	Issuer
891356K	Medicaid	NC	—
1356K	Other	NC	BLUE CROSS BS OF NC PIN
200200353	Other	NC	NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL BOARD
562211430	Other	NC	TRICARE NORTH

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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2019-10-21.