NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE

Midwife · Richmond, KY

Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE is a midwife with a practice address in Richmond, Kentucky, and NPI 1548314974, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license (Kentucky 2251M, as entered in NPPES) with the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548314974
Name
Deborah A. Foster
Credential
RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE
Primary taxonomy
Midwife 176B00000X
License numbers
2251M KY
1054177 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
311A Radio Park Dr, Richmond, KY 40475
Phone
(859) 624-2010
Enumerated
Jan 23, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(859) 625-1229
Medicaid ID
78001526 KY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170308001039); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 311A Radio Park Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. John Gordon, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1912016544
  2. Nancy Green, MIDWIFEMidwife1497801443

Verify Deborah A. Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kentucky board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average midwife in 2024

65 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 60 among the 409 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Deborah Foster65
  2. Specialty average60

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol23 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): 95.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $167.29

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sage Therapeutics, Inc. The 497 providers of this specialty with any payment received $177.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deborah Foster$167.29
  2. Specialty average$177.07

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

  1. Baptist Health Medical Group IncRichmond, KY

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Deborah A. Foster among 40 midwife records in Kentucky

Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE is one of 40 midwife records with a practice address in Kentucky. 5% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 3% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 176B00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Midwife providers in Kentucky

There are 40 midwife records in Kentucky.

The 8 midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelby Bridges, APRN, CNMRichmond, KY 404751881521136
  2. Nancy Green, MIDWIFERichmond, KY 404751497801443
  3. Candace Robinson, C.P.M.Lancaster, KY 404441871799759
  4. Ashely EbertLexington, KY 405091174947386
  5. Madison EdwardsDanville, KY 404221285460162
  6. Mattie Byler, LCPMCrab Orchard, KY 404191689241069
  7. Sara Adkins, APRNWinchester, KY 403911578492658
  8. Hope TelliferoWilmore, KY 403901235066846

Common questions

What is Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE's NPI number?

Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548314974, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 311A Radio Park Dr, Richmond, KY, 40475. Phone: (859) 624-2010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 2251M, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among midwife prescribers was 60. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Deborah A. Foster, RN CERTIFIED MIDWIFE's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.