What is John Foster's specialty?

John Foster (NPI 1285781088) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Anesthesiology in Nashville, TN.

Where does John Foster practice?

John Foster practices in Nashville, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1285781088.

How much does Medicare pay John Foster?

John Foster (NPI 1285781088) received approximately $16K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 199 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1285781088

John FosterMD

PRACTICEVANDERBILT UNIVERSITYSee all providers at this practice →

AnesthesiologyNashville, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

112

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

115

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$8K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 692 Anesthesiology providers in TN — above median (cohort median 208).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$28

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$28

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$28

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John 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). 1 inbound referrers · 9 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	46	58

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Ambulatory Surgery Center Of Cool Springs Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Franklin, TN	118	148
Uyen Tran Ophthalmology · Nashville, TN	31	61
Latorya Burton Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Nashville, TN	30	34
SMITH, AMY	27	28
Brian Mckelvy Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Nashville, TN	24	24
KING, LLOYD	24	25
Mark Kroll Ophthalmology · Glasgow, KY	20	40
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	20	30
John Tanner Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Nashville, TN	14	14

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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