Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Laura Foster, M.D.

Urology Physician · Winston Salem, NC

Laura Foster, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and NPI 1679535173, issued on Apr 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 9701303, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1679535173
Name
Laura Foster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
9701303 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
140 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC 27103
Phone
(336) 245-2100
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 140 Kimel Park Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Charles Beach, PAPhysician Assistant1669434148
  2. Jason Bodner, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801819040
  3. Rachelle Burrell, MSW, LCSWClinical Social Worker1780194514
  4. Donald Currie, M.D.Urology Physician1851353346
  5. Frederick Howell, M.D.Urology Physician1194787051
  6. Monique Howlett, RNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1265217525

Verify Laura Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
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8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

1,461 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,354 among the 9,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Laura Foster1,461
  2. Specialty average1,354

Most prescribed

  1. Myrbetriq237 claims
  2. Estradiol171 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl124 claims
  4. Oxybutynin Chloride Er116 claims
  5. Trimethoprim92 claims
  6. Finasteride81 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.

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Piedmont Stone Center PLLCWinston Salem, NC
  2. Wake Forest University Health SciencesNorth Wilkesboro, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Urology Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 459 urology physician records in North Carolina.

Other urology physician records in North Carolina

  1. Victor Abraham, MDWilmington, NC1003848540
  2. Yousef Abu-Salha, MDCary, NC1336704220
  3. Donald Allen, PACharlotte, NC1982629598
  4. Joseph Allen, M.D.Clayton, NC1861652257
  5. Joselito Almario, MDAhoskie, NC1477516490
  6. Joseph Alvarez, MDElizabeth City, NC1689623027
  7. Caroline Ames, M.D.Greenville, NC1699861096
  8. Mark Anderson, MDHickory, NC1043236177
  9. William Anderson, MDHuntersville, NC1689165078
  10. Michael Andrews, MDDurham, NC1316999204

Common questions

What is Laura Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?

Laura Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679535173, issued on Apr 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Foster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 Kimel Park Dr, Winston Salem, NC, 27103. Phone: (336) 245-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Foster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9701303, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Laura Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Foster, M.D. had 1,461 Medicare Part D claims for 282 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,354. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.