Michael John Foster, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Easton, MD
Michael John Foster, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Easton, Maryland, and NPI 1679937148, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Maryland D94822, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael John Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- D94822 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 510 Idlewild Ave, Easton, MD 21601
- Phone
- (410) 820-8226
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 5, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220921001245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael John Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D94822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam56 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 claims
- Prednisone11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $43.07
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Shore Orthopedics, IncEaston, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael John Foster among 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland
Michael John Foster, M.D. is one of 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 85% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2002 among the 299 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Maryland
There are 457 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Maryland.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Ward, DOCambridge, MD 216131073557153
- Andrew Cumiskey, MDChestertown, MD 216201346226818
- Frederick Lohr, MDChestertown, MD 216201326033499
- Dona Alvarez, M.D.Oakland, MD 215501013087147
- Todd Feathers, M.D.Oakland, MD 215501326249392
- Hanchong Park, MDOakland, MD 215501437141066
Common questions
What is Michael John Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael John Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679937148, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael John Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 510 Idlewild Ave, Easton, MD, 21601. Phone: (410) 820-8226. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael John Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D94822, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael John Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael John Foster, M.D. had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael John Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.