NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Paul Foster, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Bend, OR

Gary Paul Foster, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Bend, Oregon, and NPI 1730192378, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD20356, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon 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
1730192378
Name
Gary Paul Foster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
MD20356 OR
G66662 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2500 NE Neff RD, Bend, OR 97701
Phone
(541) 388-1636
Enumerated
Aug 14, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(541) 388-1719
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20031222000551); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1988
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 2500 NE Neff RD

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

  1. Robert Abernathy, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1063433449
  2. Jeffrey Absalon, MDSpecialist1225003833
  3. Hugh Adair, D.O.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1700866746
  4. Kylee AdamekPhysician Assistant1326720186
  5. Laura Adams, L.AC.Internal Medicine Physician1952553745
  6. Tony Adams, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1497098602

Verify Gary Paul Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon 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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23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

3,784 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Gary Foster3,784
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate346 claims
  2. Ezetimibe339 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium309 claims
  4. Rosuvastatin Calcium236 claims
  5. Eliquis214 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium211 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: $20.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Foster$20.88
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

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. St Charles Health System IncRedmond, OR

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

Gary Paul Foster among 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon

Gary Paul Foster, M.D. is one of 265 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2001 among the 182 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Oregon

There are 265 cardiovascular disease physician records in Oregon.

All 265 in Oregon → Every provider in Bend → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hugh Adair, D.O.Bend, OR 977011700866746
  2. Elizabeth Chandy, MDBend, OR 977011437456159
  3. Darrel Combs, MDBend, OR 977011932187481
  4. Melissa Gunasekera, M.D.Bend, OR 977011417129925
  5. Sophia Larson, MDBend, OR 977011295113108
  6. Christopher McGann, MDBend, OR 977011477640423
  7. Brian Mott, MDBend, OR 977011811126782
  8. Ian Riddock, M.D.Bend, OR 977011669582870

Common questions

What is Gary Paul Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary Paul Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730192378, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Paul Foster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2500 NE Neff RD, Bend, OR, 97701. Phone: (541) 388-1636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Paul Foster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Oregon license number MD20356, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gary Paul Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary Paul Foster, M.D. had 3,784 Medicare Part D claims for 525 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.