Charles Arnold Foster, OD
Optometrist · Desoto, TX
Charles Arnold Foster, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Desoto, Texas, and NPI 1578666012, issued on Sep 7, 2006. Check the license (Texas 2491T, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles Arnold Foster
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2491T TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1233 E Pleasant Run RD, Desoto, TX 75115
- Phone
- (972) 223-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 293-1860
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1233 E Pleasant Run RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles Arnold Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2491TCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $220.14
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lkc Technologies, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Charles Arnold Foster among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Charles Arnold Foster, OD is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Texas
There are 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Frey, O.D.Desoto, TX 751151164440335
- Danielle Gloster Morris, O.D.Desoto, TX 751151720384498
- Alec Hanson, ODDesoto, TX 751151942138110
- Crystal Onyeador, ODDesoto, TX 751151215674411
- James Smith, O.D.Desoto, TX 751151710040571
- William Dover, O.D.Duncanville, TX 751161851454508
- Ronald King, O. D.Duncanville, TX 751161710028733
- Tracey Yothers, O.D.Duncanville, TX 751161356404008
Common questions
What is Charles Arnold Foster, OD's NPI number?
Charles Arnold Foster, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578666012, issued on Sep 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles Arnold Foster, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 E Pleasant Run RD, Desoto, TX, 75115. Phone: (972) 223-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles Arnold Foster, OD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 2491T, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Charles Arnold Foster, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles Arnold Foster, OD had 25 Medicare Part D claims; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.