Mary Foster, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Tacoma, WA
Mary Foster, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1578665931, issued on Sep 5, 2006. Check the license (Washington MD00024768, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mary Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD00024768 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- American Lake Veterans Administration, Tacoma, WA 98493
- Phone
- (253) 583-1749
- Enumerated
- Sep 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Mary Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license MD00024768Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $29.37
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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.
Psychiatry Physician providers in Washington
There are 1,195 psychiatry physician records in Washington.
Other psychiatry physician records in Washington
- Sharon Abegg, M.D.Olympia, WA1437291143
- Stanley Abramski, MDBellevue, WA1245255181
- William Adams, MDKirkland, WA1376550103
- Richard Adamson, M.D.Seattle, WA1215071618
- Richard Adler, M.D.Seattle, WA1942425665
- Saeed Aflatooni, M.D.Bremerton, WA1235224106
- Santosh Agnani, MDBellevue, WA1134178882
- Christina Agustin, MDBellevue, WA1801823810
- Alexa Albert, MDSeattle, WA1689684193
- Coralyn Alexander, MD, PASpokane, WA1194713487
Common questions
What is Mary Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mary Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578665931, issued on Sep 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mary Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at American Lake Veterans Administration, Tacoma, WA, 98493. Phone: (253) 583-1749. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mary Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Washington license number MD00024768, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mary Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mary Foster, M.D. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.