NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Mitchell Foster, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Houston, TX

James Mitchell Foster, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1457427890, issued on Nov 28, 2006. Check the license (Texas 15616, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1457427890
Name
James Mitchell Foster
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
15616 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1051 Pineloch Dr, Houston, TX 77062
Phone
(281) 488-2279
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 4, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(281) 488-2279
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1051 Pineloch Dr

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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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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5% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

87 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Foster87
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin49 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate23 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: $46.99

1 payment: gift; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Foster$46.99
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

James Mitchell Foster among 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas

James Mitchell Foster, DDS is one of 10,056 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Texas. 64% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,316 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Houston

They are 1,316 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 10,056 general practice dentistry records in Texas.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Blanchard, DDSHouston, TX 770621629169453
  2. Meghna Dassani, D.M.DHouston, TX 770621609931096
  3. Julie Du, DDSHouston, TX 770621447537477
  4. Wendell Gordon, DDSHouston, TX 770621427279942
  5. Dan Hoang, DDSHouston, TX 770621710009816
  6. Priscilla Morris, D.D.S.Houston, TX 770621801008602
  7. Steve Ragsdale, DDSHouston, TX 770621184075673
  8. Justin Riel, D.M.D.Houston, TX 770621447593793

Common questions

What is James Mitchell Foster, DDS's NPI number?

James Mitchell Foster, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457427890, issued on Nov 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Mitchell Foster, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1051 Pineloch Dr, Houston, TX, 77062. Phone: (281) 488-2279. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Mitchell Foster, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 15616, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Mitchell Foster, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Mitchell Foster, DDS had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.