What is Brian Foster's specialty?

Brian Foster (NPI 1619133139) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Rockford, IL.

Where does Brian Foster practice?

Brian Foster practices in Rockford, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1619133139.

How much does Medicare pay Brian Foster?

Brian Foster (NPI 1619133139) received approximately $203K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 356 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1619133139

Brian FosterM.D.

PRACTICEORTHOMIDWEST, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryRockford, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

810

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,316

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$66K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 749 Orthopedic Surgery providers in IL — above median (cohort median 1,820).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

327

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

5.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam196 claims

Methylprednisolone63 claims

Prednisone24 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen17 claims

Clindamycin Hcl16 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.0

Quality

68.6

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$135

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$135

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$135

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Brian 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Rockford Orthopedic Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Rockford, IL	48	82
Hyungmin Kang Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	16	44
Douglas Blume Diagnostic Radiology · Visalia, CA	14	32
Christopher Vittore Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	13	26
Ryan Enke Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Rockford, IL	13	24
Charles Ambelang Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	11	27

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.

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