Michael E. Foster, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Olive Branch, MS
Michael E. Foster, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Olive Branch, Mississippi, and NPI 1447397427, issued on Jan 31, 2007. Check the license (Mississippi 11681, as entered in NPPES) on the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael E. Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 11681 MS
18383 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5036 Goodman RD, Olive Branch, MS 38654
- Phone
- (662) 420-7061
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 18, 2023
- Fax
- (662) 420-7583
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110216000822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Tennessee, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael E. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMississippi State Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 11681Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
107 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen55 claims
- Cephalexin13 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): 76.5 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: $111.82
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Urgo Medical North America, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Baptist Memorial Medical Group, Inc.Columbus, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael E. Foster among 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi
Michael E. Foster, M.D. is one of 257 surgery physician records with a practice address in Mississippi. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Mississippi practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Mississippi
There are 257 surgery physician records in Mississippi.
All 257 in Mississippi → Every provider in Olive Branch → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Beasley, MDOlive Branch, MS 386541538393905
- Catherine Deshazo, D.O.Olive Branch, MS 386541962822692
- Richard Byars, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551518903178
- Charles Hill, MDOxford, MS 386551780115501
- Michael King, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551780620971
- Matthew Knight, M.D.Oxford, MS 386551326139601
- Robert McAuley, MDOxford, MS 386551649241878
- Guy Farmer, DONew Albany, MS 386521336118843
Common questions
What is Michael E. Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael E. Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447397427, issued on Jan 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael E. Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5036 Goodman RD, Olive Branch, MS, 38654. Phone: (662) 420-7061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael E. Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Mississippi license number 11681, as entered by the provider. Search the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure at https://www.msbml.ms.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael E. Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael E. Foster, M.D. had 107 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael E. Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.5 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.