NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Elissa Foster, DO

Nephrology Physician · Fort Worth, TX

Elissa Foster, DO is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Fort Worth, Texas, and NPI 1356803530, issued on Apr 5, 2019. Check the license (Texas U9522, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356803530
Name
Elissa Foster
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
U9522 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1250 8TH Ave Ste 135, Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone
(214) 358-2300
Enumerated
Apr 5, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240706000102); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2019
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1250 8TH Ave Ste 135

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

  1. Bipin Bista, M.D.Nephrology Physician1588849921
  2. Amy Brooks, RDRegistered Dietitian1285270124
  3. Jennifer Dinubila, ACNPNurse Practitioner1770813990
  4. Bernard Fischbach, M.D.Nephrology Physician1225016819
  5. Kristie Knickerbocker, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1871983783
  6. Asa Koganti, MDNephrology Physician1831406016

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

147 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Elissa Foster147
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Nifedipine Er19 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium16 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: $579.66

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Elissa Foster$579.66
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. Dallas Nephrology AssociatesFort Worth, TX

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

Elissa Foster among 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas

Elissa Foster, DO is one of 1,159 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 94% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2001 among the 954 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,159 nephrology physician records in Texas.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lee Anderson, MDFort Worth, TX 761041376535310
  2. Charles Andrews, MDFort Worth, TX 761041023052909
  3. Carlos Bahrami, DOFort Worth, TX 761041205869773
  4. Bernard Fischbach, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041225016819
  5. Rubina Khan, MDFort Worth, TX 761041225073232
  6. Richard Mauk, MDFort Worth, TX 761041750327862
  7. Thomas Rajan, M.D.Fort Worth, TX 761041184739849
  8. Daniel Richey, D.O.Fort Worth, TX 761041295944338

Common questions

What is Elissa Foster, DO's NPI number?

Elissa Foster, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356803530, issued on Apr 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Elissa Foster, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 8TH Ave Ste 135, Fort Worth, TX, 76104. Phone: (214) 358-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Elissa Foster, DO's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U9522, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Elissa Foster, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Elissa Foster, DO had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.