Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Richardson, TX
Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1588927719, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Texas Q4107, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Lawrence Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- Q4107 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2821 E George Bush Hwy., Ste 407, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (972) 680-0668
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 680-2499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180605000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Lawrence Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license Q4107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta194 claims
- Prednisone175 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa117 claims
- Breo Ellipta114 claims
- Montelukast Sodium96 claims
- Azithromycin71 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: $419.47
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Pulmonary Medicine Consultants, PARichardson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Lawrence Foster among 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas
Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D. is one of 967 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Texas. 88% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2001 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Texas
There are 967 pulmonary disease physician records in Texas.
All 967 in Texas → Every provider in Richardson → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anthony Boyer, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821720240807
- Gregory Foster, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821194716993
- Ian Henderson, MDRichardson, TX 750821144633124
- Aritra Sen, MDRichardson, TX 750821760801955
- Scott Donaldson, M.D.Richardson, TX 750801285625087
- Delano Fabro, D.O.Rockwall, TX 750871760604508
- William Leslie, M. D.Rowlett, TX 750881366534810
- Pragya Gupta, MDPlano, TX 750751124331988
Common questions
What is Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588927719, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2821 E George Bush Hwy., Ste 407, Richardson, TX, 75082. Phone: (972) 680-0668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number Q4107, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Lawrence Foster, M.D. had 1,328 Medicare Part D claims for 286 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.