Christopher Foster, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Christopher Foster, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1114314515, issued on Apr 23, 2015. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-00965, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 2018-00965 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-1948
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 213-1950
- 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 ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-00965Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Christopher Foster among 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina
Christopher Foster, M.D. is one of 2,094 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 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 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medicine Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 2,094 emergency medicine physician records in North Carolina.
All 2,094 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terrence Burt, MDAsheville, NC 288011053374330
- Margaret Chally, MDAsheville, NC 288011497718910
- Paul Flanders, MDAsheville, NC 288011861455123
- Mark Helms, MDAsheville, NC 288011679536106
- Rex Henderson, MDAsheville, NC 288011457314726
- Stace Horine, DOAsheville, NC 288011891757597
- Allen Lalor, M.D.Asheville, NC 288011295724623
- Kenneth Porter-Shirley, MDAsheville, NC 288011932104080
Common questions
What is Christopher Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114314515, issued on Apr 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-1948. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-00965, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Foster, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.