NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James E. Foster, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Roanoke, VA

James E. Foster, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Roanoke, Virginia, and NPI 1477539476, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101053052, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; 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
1477539476
Name
James E. Foster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
0101053052 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA 24014
Phone
(540) 981-7000
Enumerated
Dec 21, 2005
Record last updated
May 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(540) 224-4399
Medicaid IDs
010179084 VA
10036364 VA
010050731 VA
7304498 VA
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 1906 Belleview Ave SE

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

  1. Patricia AbbottPharmacist1114495249
  2. Kimberly Abel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1447453980
  3. William Abel, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1396325411
  4. Jessica AbelsRegistered Nurse1881465227
  5. Dhruv AdawalInternal Medicine Physician1619506920
  6. Claribel AdeyemiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225889918

Verify James E. Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $14.88

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Foster$14.88
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

James E. Foster among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia

James E. Foster, M.D. is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Virginia

There are 865 surgery physician records in Virginia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ebunoluwa Ajadi, MDRoanoke, VA 240141215501812
  2. Cody BushmanRoanoke, VA 240141154959476
  3. William Epstein, MDRoanoke, VA 240141447225149
  4. Carol Gilbert, M.D.Roanoke, VA 240141780660241
  5. Jay Patel, M.D.Roanoke, VA 240141407340821
  6. Jannelle Posey, MDRoanoke, VA 240141063677318
  7. Kirshan Tayal, MDRoanoke, VA 240141013981810
  8. Susan Kinnison, MDRoanoke, VA 240131568441046

Common questions

What is James E. Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?

James E. Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477539476, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James E. Foster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1906 Belleview Ave SE, Roanoke, VA, 24014. Phone: (540) 981-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James E. Foster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101053052, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. 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.