Robert Middleton Foster, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Greensboro, NC
Robert Middleton Foster, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greensboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1417991613, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 26821, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Middleton Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26821 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 W Market St, Greensboro, NC 27407
- Phone
- (336) 883-0029
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 8933315 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181129001618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Virginia Commonwealth University, School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3801 W Market St
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Verify Robert Middleton Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 26821Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,599 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 3,375 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen1,123 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl1,016 claims
- Gabapentin497 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen404 claims
- Pregabalin212 claims
- Diazepam210 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): 86.7 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: $372.40
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech, 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
- Bethany Medical CenterHigh Point, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Middleton Foster among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Robert Middleton Foster, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2006 among the 3,104 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 50% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
182 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greensboro
They are 182 of the 8,190 NPPES records with a practice address in Greensboro, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Robert Middleton Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Middleton Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417991613, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Middleton Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 W Market St, Greensboro, NC, 27407. Phone: (336) 883-0029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Middleton Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 26821, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Middleton Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Middleton Foster, M.D. had 7,599 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Middleton Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 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.