Kenneth J. Foster, MD
Surgery Physician · Madison, WI
Kenneth J. Foster, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Madison, Wisconsin, and NPI 1639284789, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Wisconsin 41001, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth J. Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 41001 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 S Park St, Madison, WI 53715
- Phone
- (608) 287-2100
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 32564900 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110103000489); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 S Park St
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Verify Kenneth J. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 41001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $1,663.77
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.
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
- University OF Wisconsin Medical Foundation IncMadison, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth J. Foster among 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Kenneth J. Foster, MD is one of 726 surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 446 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 726 surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 726 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Madison → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Beckman, MDMadison, WI 537151780648337
- Franklin Bendewald, M.D.Madison, WI 537151275505646
- Marilyn Borst, M.D.Madison, WI 537151134123003
- Susan Charboneau, MDMadison, WI 537151194773275
- Peter Cochrane, MDMadison, WI 537151962512467
- David Decock, MDMadison, WI 537151417990813
- Michael Garren, MDMadison, WI 537151013971662
- Dana Henkel, MDMadison, WI 537151598713133
Common questions
What is Kenneth J. Foster, MD's NPI number?
Kenneth J. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639284789, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth J. Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 S Park St, Madison, WI, 53715. Phone: (608) 287-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth J. Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 41001, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth J. Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth J. Foster, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.