What is Gary Foster's specialty?

Gary Foster (NPI 1730185182) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Fort Collins, CO.

Where does Gary Foster practice?

Gary Foster practices in Fort Collins, CO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1730185182.

How much does Medicare pay Gary Foster?

Gary Foster (NPI 1730185182) received approximately $460K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 820 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730185182

Gary FosterM.D.

PRACTICESURGERY CENTER OF NORTHERN COLORADOSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyFort Collins, COI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,884

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,633

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$449K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 288 Ophthalmology providers in CO — above median (cohort median 1,772).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,168

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$72K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate377 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine258 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl209 claims

Ofloxacin160 claims

Bromfenac Sodium51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.2

Quality

84.1

Cost

38.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.68%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$24K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$21K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$21K

Food and Beverage$2K

Travel and Lodging$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gary 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). 21 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Surgery Center Of Northern Colorado Ambulatory Surgical Center · Fort Collins, CO	495	1,257
SHEETS, SARAH	108	211
Troy Calabrese Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fort Collins, CO	90	156
PETERSON, STEVEN	66	113
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF LARAMIE COUNTY	60	176
IVINSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	49	116
Terra Clapp Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Fort Collins, CO	42	71
Sue Lowe Optometry · Laramie, WY	35	100
WELLS, MARK	32	64
Horizon Laboratory Llc Clinical Laboratory · Loveland, CO	28	107
Joshua Lahiff Optometry · Fort Collins, CO	19	51
MCKEE MEDICAL CENTER	18	45

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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