Laura Ann Foster, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Charleston, SC
Laura Ann Foster, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1578672697, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 18719, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Ann Foster
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 18719 SC
TP005683B PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9313 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC 29406
- Phone
- (843) 572-1200
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 553-0424
- Medicaid ID
- NP2723 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140612001054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9313 Medical Plaza Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura Ann Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 18719Check 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 family nurse practitioner in 2024
292 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium24 claims
- Lisinopril22 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate17 claims
- Jardiance12 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: $24.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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
- Palmetto Primary Care Physicians LLCNorth Charleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Ann Foster among 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina
Laura Ann Foster, APRN is one of 4,320 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 2,643 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
320 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Charleston
They are 320 of the 10,840 NPPES records with a practice address in Charleston, and 4,320 family nurse practitioner records in South Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Laura Ann Foster, APRN's NPI number?
Laura Ann Foster, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578672697, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Ann Foster, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9313 Medical Plaza Dr, Charleston, SC, 29406. Phone: (843) 572-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Ann Foster, APRN's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 18719, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Ann Foster, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Ann Foster, APRN had 292 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.