What is Robert Foster's specialty?

Robert Foster (NPI 1720163140) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Cardiology in Birmingham, AL.

Where does Robert Foster practice?

Robert Foster practices in Birmingham, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1720163140.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Foster?

Robert Foster (NPI 1720163140) received approximately $32K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 17 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720163140

Robert FosterM.D.

PRACTICEBIRMINGHAM HEART CLINIC, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Interventional CardiologyBirmingham, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 66 Interventional Cardiology providers in AL — bottom quintile (cohort median 3,026).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

163

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

24.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Metoprolol Succinate35 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium26 claims

Furosemide20 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate16 claims

Amlodipine Besylate15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$46

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$46

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$46

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). 49 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	142	258
Jacob Townsend Interventional Cardiology · Birmingham, AL	96	233
Lee Wimberly Internal Medicine · Birmingham, AL	89	316
Donald Kelly Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	71	161
James Trimm Interventional Cardiology · Birmingham, AL	65	149
Scott Thompson Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	64	132
Brian Flowers Cardiology · Birmingham, AL	57	143
Julian Druhan Diagnostic Radiology · Birmingham, AL	53	104
Scott Akin Diagnostic Radiology · Vestavia, AL	53	115
ST VINCENTS BLOUNT	52	114
AFFINITY HOSPITAL LLC	48	112
Felix Dulanto Family Practice · Trussville, AL	48	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.

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