Gayle D. Foster, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Nashville, TN
Gayle D. Foster, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1043288509, issued on Mar 10, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 26123, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gayle D. Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 26123 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 204, Nashville, TN 37215
- Phone
- (629) 255-2257
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (629) 255-4205
- Medicaid ID
- Q027561 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081205000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Shalene Grinder, LCSWSocial Worker1225188584
- Heather Waterhouse, MDChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1821185950
Verify Gayle D. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
3,718 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl317 claims
- Lamotrigine215 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate196 claims
- Clonazepam194 claims
- Bupropion Xl189 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl181 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: $20.63
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Heritage Medical Associates PCNashville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gayle D. Foster among 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee
Gayle D. Foster, MD is one of 731 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 66% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 731 psychiatry physician records in Tennessee.
All 731 in Tennessee → Every provider in Nashville → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Casey Arney, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151689771693
- David Barton, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151851460919
- Craig Clark, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151164529186
- Jill Debona, M.D.Nashville, TN 372151578632642
- Lara Kierlin, MDNashville, TN 372151962689794
- Tianlai Tang, M.DNashville, TN 372151144311580
- William West, MD, PLLCNashville, TN 372151598862591
- Virginia Calderon, M.D.Nashville, TN 372141093861098
Common questions
What is Gayle D. Foster, MD's NPI number?
Gayle D. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043288509, issued on Mar 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gayle D. Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 Crestmoor RD Ste 204, Nashville, TN, 37215. Phone: (629) 255-2257. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gayle D. Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 26123, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gayle D. Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gayle D. Foster, MD had 3,718 Medicare Part D claims for 310 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.