NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Peters Foster, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Hills, CA

Mark Peters Foster, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Hills, California, and NPI 1548338908, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (California A85216, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548338908
Name
Mark Peters Foster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
A85216 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Phone
(949) 373-7799
Enumerated
Dec 1, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2025
Fax
(949) 334-8377
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050719000734); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 2002
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 24411 Health Center Dr

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

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  3. Albert Antonio, D.O.Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1689094518
  4. Blake Ashley, M.D.Surgery Physician1235150079
  5. Margaret Audell, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1487602199
  6. Henry Bruce, M.D.Specialist1114920535

Verify Mark Peters Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,272 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Foster6,272
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate303 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium285 claims
  4. Simvastatin235 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide224 claims
  6. Lisinopril212 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%21.0
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%69.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLaguna Hills, CA
  2. Saddleback Medical Group IncLaguna Hills, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Mark Peters Foster among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California

Mark Peters Foster, M.D. is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 10,652 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Hills

They are 36 of the 2,069 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Hills, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Connor, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531578536553
  2. Bernard Elpedes, DOLaguna Hills, CA 926531831127497
  3. Chee Ho, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531609820083
  4. Judy Huynh, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531316934284
  5. Henry Leung, D.O.Laguna Hills, CA 926531881662690
  6. Martin Louie, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531770519621
  7. Lisa Majer, D.OLaguna Hills, CA 926531003990748
  8. Suchitra Mohindra, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531306828363

Common questions

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

Mark Peters Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548338908, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Peters Foster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24411 Health Center Dr, Laguna Hills, CA, 92653. Phone: (949) 373-7799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

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

NPPES lists California license number A85216, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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

In 2024, Mark Peters Foster, M.D. had 6,272 Medicare Part D claims for 671 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Peters Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.5 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.