James M. Foerster, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Sacramento, CA
James M. Foerster, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Sacramento, California, and NPI 1205908373, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (California G24587, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Foerster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- G24587 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3941 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819
- Phone
- (916) 736-2323
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (916) 736-0620
- Medicaid IDs
- GR0068233 CA
GR0068231 CA
GR0068232 CA
00G245870 CA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040209000831); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Stanford University School Of Medicine, 1970
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3941 J Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James M. Foerster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G24587Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $203.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. 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.
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
- Regents OF The Univ OF CASacramento, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Foerster among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California
James M. Foerster, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1970 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 63% 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 California 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 California
There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.
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The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Melvin Flamm, M.DSacramento, CA 958191144216888
- Powell Jose, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191114107935
- Roshni Khatiwala, MDSacramento, CA 958191881154888
- Tin Nguyen, M.D.Sacramento, CA 958191437416625
- Sarwar Orakzai, MDSacramento, CA 958191295901270
Common questions
What is James M. Foerster, MD's NPI number?
James M. Foerster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205908373, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Foerster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3941 J Street, Sacramento, CA, 95819. Phone: (916) 736-2323. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Foerster, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G24587, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.