Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS
General Practice Dentistry · Raleigh, NC
Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Raleigh, North Carolina, and NPI 1891042446, issued on Aug 13, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 9242, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Lawrence Foster
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 9242 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 221 W Millbrook RD, Raleigh, NC 27609
- Phone
- (919) 787-1866
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 221 W Millbrook RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Bell, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1811169824
Verify Mark Lawrence 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 9242Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024
284 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin105 claims
- Ibuprofen71 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine58 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl11 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: $85.61
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Patterson Companies, Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 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.
Mark Lawrence Foster among 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina
Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS is one of 3,856 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in North Carolina. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
259 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Raleigh
They are 259 of the 16,309 NPPES records with a practice address in Raleigh, and 3,856 general practice dentistry records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS's NPI number?
Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891042446, issued on Aug 13, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 221 W Millbrook RD, Raleigh, NC, 27609. Phone: (919) 787-1866. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 9242, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Lawrence Foster, DDS had 284 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.