Alexander Foster, M.D.
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Encinitas, CA
Alexander Foster, M.D. is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Encinitas, California, and NPI 1033407275, issued on Jul 20, 2011. Check the license (California A124880, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- A124880 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 477 N EL Camino Real Ste C202, Encinitas, CA 92024
- Phone
- (760) 631-3500
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1033407275 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181105000560); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A124880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
1,052 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate336 claims
- Latanoprost135 claims
- Timolol Maleate62 claims
- Ofloxacin43 claims
- Cyclosporine37 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol36 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $846.32
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 284 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,109.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Foster And Garff Surgical Associates IncOceanside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Foster among 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California
Alexander Foster, M.D. is one of 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in California. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2010 among the 46 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in California
There are 54 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in California.
All 54 in California → Every provider in Encinitas → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Bishoy Said, MDSan Diego, CA 921011861649238
- Shyamanga Borooah, MDSan Diego, CA 921031275165102
- Alexi GeevargheseSan Diego, CA 921031588248488
- Adam Dao, MDSan Diego, CA 921101770870446
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Common questions
What is Alexander Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033407275, issued on Jul 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 477 N EL Camino Real Ste C202, Encinitas, CA, 92024. Phone: (760) 631-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A124880, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Foster, M.D. had 1,052 Medicare Part D claims for 337 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.