What is Richard Foster's specialty?

Richard Foster (NPI 1942356555) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Carmel, IN.

Where does Richard Foster practice?

Richard Foster practices in Carmel, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942356555.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Foster?

Richard Foster (NPI 1942356555) received approximately $55K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 281 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942356555

Richard FosterMD

GastroenterologyCarmel, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

416

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

468

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$47K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 249 Gastroenterology providers in IN — below median (cohort median 598).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

130

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$25K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

33.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole62 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates30 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium24 claims

Linaclotide14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$164

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$164

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$164

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard 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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HOOKER, ROBERT	21	55
Frederick Mcfall Diagnostic Radiology · Danville, IN	21	60
Edward Wills Pathology · Indianapolis, IN	20	45
Christy Mccrea Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Tucson, AZ	13	25
GLASSMAN, ROBERT	13	50
NPI 1154324424	12	59

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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