NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary L. Foster, PT

Specialist · Smithtown, NY

Gary L. Foster, PT is a specialist with a practice address in Smithtown, New York, and NPI 1386675080, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (New York 0162251, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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
1386675080
Name
Gary L. Foster
Credential
PT
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
0162251 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
222 E Main St, Smithtown, NY 11787
Phone
(631) 366-3025
Enumerated
Jul 5, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(631) 366-3026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060711000041); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York At Stony Brook, School 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 222 E Main St

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

  1. Gregory Beach, PTSpecialist1568493260
  2. Ronald Braun, DDSDentist1487761524
  3. Mathew Chacko, MDNeurology Physician1407956907
  4. Michael Herships, PH.D.Clinical Psychologist1740378520
  5. Stephen Honor, PH.D.Specialist1285774208
  6. Leanna Jenkins, MASpeech-Language Pathologist1447779186

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
    Search for license 0162251    Check the board
  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Beach And Foster Physical Therapy, P.C.Commack, NY

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

Gary L. Foster among 22,636 specialist records in New York

Gary L. Foster, PT is one of 22,636 specialist records with a practice address in New York. 6% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 6% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 4% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 1990 among the 943 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

68 specialist records list a practice address in Smithtown

They are 68 of the 1,907 NPPES records with a practice address in Smithtown, and 22,636 specialist records in New York.

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The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Seymour Alter, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871750336251
  2. Gregory Beach, PTSmithtown, NY 117871568493260
  3. Eileen Bishop, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871356349708
  4. David Dagate, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871790784395
  5. Ezra Deutsch, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871356349716
  6. David Farr, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871407854912
  7. Alan Kaell, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871962498907
  8. Michael Lee, M.D.Smithtown, NY 117871659379725

Common questions

What is Gary L. Foster, PT's NPI number?

Gary L. Foster, PT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386675080, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary L. Foster, PT located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 222 E Main St, Smithtown, NY, 11787. Phone: (631) 366-3025. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary L. Foster, PT's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 0162251, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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