What is Mark Foster's specialty?

Mark Foster (NPI 1609876788) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Southport, NC.

Where does Mark Foster practice?

Mark Foster practices in Southport, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609876788.

How much does Medicare pay Mark Foster?

Mark Foster (NPI 1609876788) received approximately $127K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 592 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609876788

Mark FosterMD

PRACTICEEMERGEORTHO, PASee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgerySouthport, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,127

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,317

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$67K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 770 Orthopedic Surgery providers in NC — above median (cohort median 1,323).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

446

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Gabapentin118 claims

Meloxicam111 claims

Diclofenac Sodium59 claims

Methylprednisolone52 claims

Celecoxib30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

98.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$54

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$54

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$54

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Mark 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). 29 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NPI 1447257019	92	289
Melinda Dubose Diagnostic Radiology · Charlotte, NC	67	190
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	49	182
Sandip Patel Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	42	103
Thomas Kelso Orthopedic Surgery · Southport, NC	40	100
Ryan Mcwey Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	29	70
Jeffrey Inman Anesthesiology · Charlotte, NC	24	61
Jessica Henderson Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Acworth, GA	23	183
William Sherrod Emergency Medicine · Bolivia, NC	23	72
Larry Beard Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	22	48
Stuart Point Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, NC	22	56
Michael Marushack Orthopedic Surgery · Southport, NC	21	69

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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