What is Harold Foster's specialty?

Harold Foster (NPI 1811925738) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Opelika, AL.

Where does Harold Foster practice?

Harold Foster practices in Opelika, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1811925738.

How much does Medicare pay Harold Foster?

Harold Foster (NPI 1811925738) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 352 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1811925738

Harold FosterM.D.

General SurgeryOpelika, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

463

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

507

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$57K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 346 General Surgery providers in AL — top quintile (cohort median 338).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

382

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$26K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

41.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium124 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen120 claims

Omeprazole33 claims

Balsalazide Disodium15 claims

Esomeprazole Magnesium15 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

87.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

Food and Beverage$318

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1K

Food and Beverage$318

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Harold 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). 41 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE EAST ALABAMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY	393	1,501
Gordon Smith Diagnostic Radiology · Montgomery, AL	66	137
Johnathan Hadley Diagnostic Radiology · Ft. Benning, GA	63	150
Joseph Clay Anesthesiology · Opelika, AL	50	113
JOHNSON, MICHAEL	46	102
MCARTHUR, JOHN	43	81
Theo Wages Anesthesiology · Opelika, AL	42	103
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	41	109
East Alabama Ems, Llc Ambulance Service Provider · Opelika, AL	40	103
Matthew Motley Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Opelika, AL	37	101
Aaron Gardner Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Montgomery, AL	32	71
John Hartzog Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Montgomery, AL	31	65

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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