Janelle M. Foster, O.D.
Optometrist · Pittsburgh, PA
Janelle M. Foster, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1043273345, issued on Apr 8, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania OEG001506, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Janelle M. Foster
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- OEG001506 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4815 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 621-7038
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 578-1166
- Medicaid ID
- 1011223600001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040804001011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Janelle M. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license OEG001506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost32 claims
- Timolol Maleate19 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: $20.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Kaminski Eye Care LLCBethel Park, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Janelle M. Foster among 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania
Janelle M. Foster, O.D. is one of 2,640 optometrist records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 1,588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Pennsylvania
There are 2,640 optometrist records in Pennsylvania.
All 2,640 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gerald Bell, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241053316406
- Murielle Cayemitte, ODPittsburgh, PA 152241023859469
- Christopher Cecchini, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241013907997
- Maryam Hajouni, ODPittsburgh, PA 152241376267864
- Alexis KaperPittsburgh, PA 152241477406189
- Sarah Zambotti, O.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152241083062822
- Mark Abelman, ODPittsburgh, PA 152221043200751
- Krystal Baker, O.DPittsburgh, PA 152221205141249
Common questions
What is Janelle M. Foster, O.D.'s NPI number?
Janelle M. Foster, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043273345, issued on Apr 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Janelle M. Foster, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4815 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 621-7038. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Janelle M. Foster, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OEG001506, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Janelle M. Foster, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Janelle M. Foster, O.D. had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.