What is Robert Foster's specialty?

Robert Foster (NPI 1679560528) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH.

Where does Robert Foster practice?

Robert Foster practices in Cincinnati, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679560528.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Foster?

Robert Foster (NPI 1679560528) received approximately $2.3M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 677 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679560528

Robert FosterM.D.

OphthalmologyCincinnati, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,575

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

29,378

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.2M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 597 Ophthalmology providers in OH — top quintile (cohort median 1,675).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

149

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$8K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

0.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate49 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine48 claims

Timolol Maleate18 claims

Fluorometholone12 claims

Diclofenac Sodium11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.0

Quality

86.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.76%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$469

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$469

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$469

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert 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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INC	113	234
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	38	85
JEWISH HOSPITAL LLC	31	45
MERCY HEALTH - FAIRFIELD HOSPITAL LLC	28	47
Brian Toussaint Ophthalmology · Wilmington, DE	14	24
MERCY HEALTH - ANDERSON HOSPITAL LLC	12	29
Michael Nordlund Ophthalmology · Cincinnati, OH	11	19
Samir Patel Dermatology · Mason, OH	11	15

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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