John Foster Almquist, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Erie, PA
John Foster Almquist, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Erie, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568460467, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD019704E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Foster Almquist
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD019704E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA 16510
- Phone
- (814) 877-7686
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Fax
- (814) 877-7692
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060807000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Foster Almquist in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD019704ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,748 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 861 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate509 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium454 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium444 claims
- Losartan Potassium391 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide378 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate377 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,206.32
111 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Keystone Rehabilitation Systems IncErie, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Foster Almquist among 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania
John Foster Almquist, MD is one of 7,483 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 79% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 4,529 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
219 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Erie
They are 219 of the 5,083 NPPES records with a practice address in Erie, and 7,483 family medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is John Foster Almquist, MD's NPI number?
John Foster Almquist, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568460467, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Foster Almquist, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5241 Buffalo RD, Erie, PA, 16510. Phone: (814) 877-7686. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Foster Almquist, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD019704E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Foster Almquist, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Foster Almquist, MD had 11,748 Medicare Part D claims for 652 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Foster Almquist, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.