Kamala A. Foster, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Gaithersburg, MD
Kamala A. Foster, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and NPI 1174680656, issued on Jan 3, 2007. Check the license (Maryland D0060314, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kamala A. Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0060314 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
- Phone
- (301) 330-3541
- Enumerated
- Jan 3, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (301) 990-1381
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090903000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 501 N Frederick Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kamala A. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0060314Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
704 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Metformin Hcl71 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate47 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Lisinopril34 claims
- Ozempic34 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: $1,428.67
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Adventist Physician Services IncGaithersburg, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
67 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Gaithersburg
They are 67 of the 2,580 NPPES records with a practice address in Gaithersburg, and 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland.
All 67 in Gaithersburg → All 3,904 in Maryland → Every provider in Gaithersburg →
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Common questions
What is Kamala A. Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kamala A. Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174680656, issued on Jan 3, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kamala A. Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD, 20877. Phone: (301) 330-3541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kamala A. Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0060314, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kamala A. Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kamala A. Foster, M.D. had 704 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.