Preston F. Foster, M.D.
Transplant Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Preston F. Foster, M.D. is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1326005232, issued on Apr 26, 2006. Check the license (Texas F9437, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Preston F. Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
- License number
- F9437 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8201 Ewing Halsell Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 575-8514
- Enumerated
- Apr 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 26, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (210) 575-8004
- Medicaid ID
- 143541403 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090121000272); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8201 Ewing Halsell Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristal AchekaOccupational Therapist1255071999
- Stephanie AlanizAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1841923240
- Adam Bingaman, M.D.Transplant Surgery Physician1205943370
- Ranjeeta Chand, M.DNephrology Physician1750735437
- Ashlin CoronaPhysician Assistant1790598316
- Valerie Dennis, AG-ACNPNurse Practitioner1679148241
Verify Preston F. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license F9437Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole43 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl25 claims
- Tacrolimus20 claims
- Clotrimazole19 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofetil15 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): 100 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: $116.81
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 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
- Methodist Physician Practices PLLCEl Paso, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Preston F. Foster among 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas
Preston F. Foster, M.D. is one of 78 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 86% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2003 among the 57 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 78 transplant surgery physician records in Texas.
All 78 in Texas → Every provider in San Antonio → Transplant Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Abrahamian, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291841201365
- Adam Bingaman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291205943370
- Francisco Cigarroa, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291962481945
- Jonathan Cullen, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291639597438
- Robert Esterl, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291538276522
- Danielle Fritze, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291679782619
- Glenn Halff, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291437266590
- Colleen Jay, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291275700288
Common questions
What is Preston F. Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Preston F. Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326005232, issued on Apr 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Preston F. Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8201 Ewing Halsell Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 575-8514. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Preston F. Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number F9437, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Preston F. Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Preston F. Foster, M.D. had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Preston F. Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.