Prima R. Foster, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, GA
Prima R. Foster, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Georgia, and NPI 1578671970, issued on Aug 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 057619, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Prima R. Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 057619 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6400 Flat Rock RD, Columbus, GA 31907
- Phone
- (706) 478-5858
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 2, 2025
- Fax
- (706) 478-0417
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061120000507); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2005
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6400 Flat Rock RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carl Foster, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1316980139
Verify Prima R. Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 057619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,459 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate123 claims
- Losartan Potassium104 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium88 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium85 claims
- Prednisone74 claims
- Mounjaro59 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: $856.99
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Capri Medical GroupColumbus, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Prima R. Foster among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Prima R. Foster, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
172 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 172 of the 5,517 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Prima R. Foster, MD's NPI number?
Prima R. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578671970, issued on Aug 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Prima R. Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6400 Flat Rock RD, Columbus, GA, 31907. Phone: (706) 478-5858. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Prima R. Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 057619, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Prima R. Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Prima R. Foster, MD had 2,459 Medicare Part D claims for 276 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.