Robert Joaquin Foster, OD
Optometrist · Petersburg, VA
Robert Joaquin Foster, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Petersburg, Virginia, and NPI 1447511001, issued on May 30, 2012. Check the license (Virginia 0618002124, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Joaquin Foster
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618002124 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3500 S Crater RD, Petersburg, VA 23805
- Phone
- (804) 861-2020
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (804) 861-2115
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120919000700); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Pennsylvania College Of Optometry, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3500 S Crater RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Robert Joaquin Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618002124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
2,718 Medicare Part D claims for 563 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost844 claims
- Restasis249 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate246 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate237 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth172 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine152 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 61.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $537.65
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Legacy Eye CarePetersburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Joaquin Foster among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Robert Joaquin Foster, OD is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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 65% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 65% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Virginia
There are 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Petersburg → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Moore, O.D.Petersburg, VA 238051730289935
- Patricia Testamark, ODPetersburg, VA 238051902808710
- Ajit Tiwari, ODPetersburg, VA 238031053319293
- Elena Carter, O.D.Fort Gregg Adams, VA 238011164664504
- Robert Corcoran, O.D.Fort Gregg Adams, VA 238011467426973
- Jonathan Fugate, ODFort Gregg Adams, VA 238011083270003
- Michael Lawson, O.D.Fort Lee, VA 238011144399221
- Roy Whitehouse, O.D.Blackstone, VA 238241780864322
Common questions
What is Robert Joaquin Foster, OD's NPI number?
Robert Joaquin Foster, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447511001, issued on May 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Joaquin Foster, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3500 S Crater RD, Petersburg, VA, 23805. Phone: (804) 861-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Joaquin Foster, OD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618002124, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Robert Joaquin Foster, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Joaquin Foster, OD had 2,718 Medicare Part D claims for 563 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Joaquin Foster, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 61.9 of 100. 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.