Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC
Physician Assistant · Springfield, MO
Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC is a physician assistant with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1386041739, issued on Dec 1, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2024006271, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Foster
- Credential
- PA-C, ATC
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 2024006271 MO
2014032022 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO 65807
- Phone
- (417) 875-3800
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Mar 27, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240321000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2024006271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam13 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: $21.81
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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
- Lester E Cox Medical CentersSpringfield, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Foster among 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri
Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC is one of 1,790 physician assistant records with a practice address in Missouri. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 1,250 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
234 physician assistant records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 234 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 1,790 physician assistant records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC's NPI number?
Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386041739, issued on Dec 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 S National Ave, Springfield, MO, 65807. Phone: (417) 875-3800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024006271, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Foster, PA-C, ATC had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.