What is Thomas Foster's specialty?

Thomas Foster (NPI 1114931516) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Sweetwater, TN.

Where does Thomas Foster practice?

Thomas Foster practices in Sweetwater, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1114931516.

How much does Medicare pay Thomas Foster?

Thomas Foster (NPI 1114931516) received approximately $47K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 423 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1114931516

Thomas FosterOD

PRACTICEFOSTER FAMILY EYECARE, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

OptometrySweetwater, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

731

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

789

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$42K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 803 Optometry providers in TN — above median (cohort median 479).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

456

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$34K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost154 claims

Timolol Maleate88 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat33 claims

Prednisolone Acetate32 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone26 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$171

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$171

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$171

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Thomas Foster's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 4 inbound referrers · 12 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	49	79
Athens Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Athens, TN	14	25
Eric Poston Internal Medicine · Sweetwater, TN	14	33
Sigrid Johnson Family Practice · Sweetwater, TN	12	26

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SWEETWATER HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	48	86
Daryl Mcdaniel Ophthalmology · Knoxville, TN	33	80
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Knoxville, TN	22	41
Athens Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Athens, TN	18	46
Leslie Phillips Optometry · Chattanooga, TN	18	19
Eric Poston Internal Medicine · Sweetwater, TN	15	39
William Harvey Family Practice · The Villages, FL	14	22
Southeast Eye Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Knoxville, TN	14	29
Douglas Barrow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Athens, TN	13	26
Michael Fahey Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Athens, TN	12	18
EVANS, THOMAS	12	34
Kenya Kozawa Internal Medicine · Sweetwater, TN	11	22

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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