Alexander James Foster, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Chicago, IL
Alexander James Foster, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1619598836, issued on Apr 28, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036170449, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander James Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 036170449 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-6700
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 7, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250805002330); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander James Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036170449Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,188.15
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 2 group practices
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- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander James Foster among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Alexander James Foster, MD is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 81% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 81% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,113 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,113 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Alexander James Foster, MD's NPI number?
Alexander James Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619598836, issued on Apr 28, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander James Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander James Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036170449, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander James Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander James Foster, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.