Robert Alan Foster, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Austin, TX
Robert Alan Foster, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1437153210, issued on Jun 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas K0754, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Alan Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- K0754 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Austin, TX 78759
- Phone
- (512) 439-1000
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 7, 2026
- Fax
- (512) 439-1081
- Medicaid IDs
- 1410623-01 TX
1184574-02 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050414000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4700 Seton Center Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Bradley Adams, D.O.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1457353518
- Meridith Albright, PTPhysical Therapist1255447983
- Kathryn Alexander, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1194095414
- Amber Andersen, P.T.Physical Therapist1588896021
- James Arrington, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1558375915
- James BasquePhysical Therapist1730616889
Verify Robert Alan Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K0754Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 122 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
- Tramadol Hcl19 claims
- Celecoxib13 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): 86.3 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: $30.20
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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
- Ortholonestar PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Alan Foster among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Robert Alan Foster, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Lackey, MDAustin, TX 787591306341367
- Harris Rose, M.D.Austin, TX 787591558304196
- Luke Seeker, MDAustin, TX 787591811457336
- Daniel Stewart, MDAustin, TX 787591518089655
- Benjamin Amis, MDAustin, TX 787561528266863
- Manish Patel, M.D.Austin, TX 787461114031929
- Jeffrey Jobe, M.D.Austin, TX 787451487882296
- Christopher Casstevens, M.D.Lakeway, TX 787381760758098
Common questions
What is Robert Alan Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Alan Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437153210, issued on Jun 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Alan Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4700 Seton Center Pkwy, Austin, TX, 78759. Phone: (512) 439-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Alan Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K0754, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Alan Foster, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Alan Foster, M.D. had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Alan Foster, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.3 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.