John Philip Foster, O.D.
Optometrist · Gastonia, NC
John Philip Foster, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1669464442, issued on Aug 18, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 1792, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Philip Foster
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 1792 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2325 Aberdeen Blvd, Gastonia, NC 28054
- Phone
- (704) 853-3937
- Enumerated
- Aug 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (704) 853-0840
- Medicaid ID
- 89093G7 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080923000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2325 Aberdeen Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John Philip Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 1792Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
719 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost307 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate65 claims
- Timolol Maleate65 claims
- Restasis42 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth38 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol34 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: $93.85
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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
- Gaston Eye AssociatesGastonia, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Philip Foster among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
John Philip Foster, O.D. is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in North Carolina
There are 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Gastonia → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alexandra Boldis, ODGastonia, NC 280541790209708
- Fred Cloninger, ODGastonia, NC 280541508965161
- Sandra Farnham, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541538139597
- Joseph Faulk, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541235567256
- Rey Garrido, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541255324034
- Ann Hoscheit, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541124098165
- Meredith Leblanc, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541932434909
- Nima Mazhari, O.D.Gastonia, NC 280541710092309
Common questions
What is John Philip Foster, O.D.'s NPI number?
John Philip Foster, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669464442, issued on Aug 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Philip Foster, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2325 Aberdeen Blvd, Gastonia, NC, 28054. Phone: (704) 853-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Philip Foster, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 1792, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does John Philip Foster, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Philip Foster, O.D. had 719 Medicare Part D claims for 227 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.