What is Michael Foster's specialty?

Michael Foster (NPI 1447397427) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Olive Branch, MS.

Where does Michael Foster practice?

Michael Foster practices in Olive Branch, MS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1447397427.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Foster?

Michael Foster (NPI 1447397427) received approximately $49K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 219 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1447397427

Michael FosterM.D.

General SurgeryOlive Branch, MSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

218

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

329

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$20K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 162 General Surgery providers in MS — above median (cohort median 478).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$303

Distinct drugs

Brand share

80.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen55 claims

Cephalexin13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

81.9

Quality

64.8

Cost

74.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.29%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$112

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$112

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$112

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael 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). 22 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC,	164	817
Magdi Wassef Internal Medicine · Southaven, MS	32	96
TRUMBULL LABORATORIES, LLC	29	43
Daniel Craven Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	25	117
Blazej Zbytek Pathology · West Memphis, AR	24	36
Randy Horras Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	24	71
MCLEOD, ALAN	21	64
Diane Donohue Dermatology · Olive Branch, MS	20	31
Craig Lipman Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	17	66
Keith Tonkin Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	17	81
Arie Szatkowski Cardiology · Memphis, TN	16	129
John Ellzey Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	15	67

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
BAPTIST MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-DESOTO, INC,	104	354
Mary Missak Internal Medicine · Southaven, MS	60	174
Memphis Pathology Laboratory Clinical Laboratory · Memphis, TN	40	137
GALLIMORE, GEORGE	40	104
Magdi Wassef Internal Medicine · Southaven, MS	30	47
Ranganathan Parthasarathy Diagnostic Radiology · Germantown, TN	24	67
LEWIS, ERROL	20	61
Randy Horras Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	17	48
Daniel Craven Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	16	69
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	16	31
Ayesha Muzammil Internal Medicine · Southaven, MS	16	131
Medstat Ems Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Winona, MS	16	43

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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