What is Kenneth Foster's specialty?

Kenneth Foster (NPI 1639284789) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Madison, WI.

Where does Kenneth Foster practice?

Kenneth Foster practices in Madison, WI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1639284789.

How much does Medicare pay Kenneth Foster?

Kenneth Foster (NPI 1639284789) received approximately $51K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 211 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1639284789

Kenneth FosterMD

PRACTICEMERITER HEALTH ENTERPRISES, INCSee all providers at this practice →

General SurgeryMadison, WII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

296

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

326

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$30K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 491 General Surgery providers in WI — top quintile (cohort median 201).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.3

Quality

87.8

Cost

75.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

77.0

Payment adjustment

0.35%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$887

Food and Beverage$762

Gift$15

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$887

Food and Beverage$762

Gift$15

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth 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). 2 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MERITER HOSPITAL, INC.	56	391
Meriter Health Enterprises Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Madison, WI	28	109

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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ProviderScore

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