What is Athanasios Foster's specialty?

Athanasios Foster (NPI 1871572156) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Solana Beach, CA.

Where does Athanasios Foster practice?

Athanasios Foster practices in Solana Beach, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1871572156.

How much does Medicare pay Athanasios Foster?

Athanasios Foster (NPI 1871572156) received approximately $149K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 527 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1871572156

Athanasios FosterM.D.

Family PracticeSolana Beach, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,509

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

18,473

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$138K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 8,228 Family Practice providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 411).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

5,785

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$272K

Distinct drugs

115

Brand share

20.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium406 claims

Amlodipine Besylate234 claims

Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims

Losartan Potassium205 claims

Alprazolam190 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$754

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$754

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$754

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (7)

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Athanasios 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). 24 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANDERSON, PHILIP	101	190
Mark Hartmann Physician Assistant · Solana Beach, CA	94	153
CORTES, ARIEL	63	133
Timothy Feng Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	39	75
Ann Nguyen Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	37	75
Richard Abello Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	33	49
Joseph Luna Diagnostic Radiology · Santa Barbara, CA	32	60
Rebecca Hsu Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	29	49
Amy Wu Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	25	42
Steven Eilenberg Diagnostic Radiology · La Jolla, CA	24	47
BRAHME, SEVIL	23	34
REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA	22	91

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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