David L. Foster, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Valley Stream, NY
David L. Foster, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Valley Stream, New York, and NPI 1174679179, issued on Jan 25, 2007. Check the license (New York 217856, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David L. Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 217856 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10 E Merrick RD, Valley Stream, NY 11580
- Phone
- (516) 825-2439
- Enumerated
- Jan 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (516) 825-2463
- Medicaid ID
- 02154658 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224001231); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1996
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David L. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 217856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,223 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metformin Hcl307 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate290 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium253 claims
- Simvastatin160 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium150 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium141 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): 19.8 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: $144.48
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
32 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Valley Stream
They are 32 of the 1,948 NPPES records with a practice address in Valley Stream, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is David L. Foster, MD's NPI number?
David L. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174679179, issued on Jan 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David L. Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 E Merrick RD, Valley Stream, NY, 11580. Phone: (516) 825-2439. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David L. Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 217856, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David L. Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David L. Foster, MD had 4,223 Medicare Part D claims for 417 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David L. Foster, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 19.8 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.