NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert D. Foster, MD

Plastic Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA

Robert D. Foster, MD is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1295791648, issued on Apr 25, 2006. Check the license (California G81405, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295791648
Name
Robert D. Foster
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
License number
G81405 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-9238
Enumerated
Apr 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(415) 476-9241
Medicaid ID
0G8140500 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080307000375); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 400 Parnassus Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jessica Abele, DPTPhysical Therapist1851648133
  2. Ian Adatia, MB CHBPediatric Cardiology Physician1427085299
  3. Daniel Adelman, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1922041821
  4. Joshua Adler, MDInternal Medicine Physician1194781351
  5. Justin Ahn, M.D.Urology Physician1063755148
  6. Weiyun Ai, MDMedical Oncology Physician1649346842

Verify Robert D. Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $49.06

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Foster$49.06
  2. Specialty average$5,316.31

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

  1. Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Robert D. Foster among 894 plastic surgery physician records in California

Robert D. Foster, MD is one of 894 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 346 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Plastic Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 894 plastic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Hoffman, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431659339422
  2. Michael Holland, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431386038768
  3. Walter Lin, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431679862635
  4. Carrie McCloskey, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431073839437
  5. Mary McGrath, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431912965781
  6. Khashayar Mohebali, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431437331360
  7. Audrey Nguyen, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431437578507
  8. Hunter Oliver-AllenSan Francisco, CA 941431255759320

Common questions

What is Robert D. Foster, MD's NPI number?

Robert D. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295791648, issued on Apr 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert D. Foster, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-9238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert D. Foster, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G81405, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.