Robert Arries Foster, MD
Surgery Physician · Winter Haven, FL
Robert Arries Foster, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Winter Haven, Florida, and NPI 1720578016, issued on May 13, 2018. Check the license (Florida ME161075, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Arries Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- ME161075 FL
4301114880 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 199 Avenue B NW Ste 310, Winter Haven, FL 33881
- Phone
- (863) 292-4124
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 23, 2023
- Fax
- (863) 229-7568
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230615000521); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Arries Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME161075Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G40 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes13 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: $2,175.62
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Winter Haven, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Arries Foster among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Robert Arries Foster, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Vriti Advani, MDWinter Haven, FL 338811548499692
- Wojtek Aronski, MDWinter Haven, FL 338811497711576
- Clinton Hall, M.D.Winter Haven, FL 338811306055009
- Esteban Gambaro, MDWinter Haven, FL 338801336245406
- Robert Thomas, M.D.Winter Haven, FL 338801770581753
- Gregorio Medalle, MDWauchula, FL 338731174539860
- Tricia Blakeman, CST FASebring, FL 338721700674017
- Carlos Carrillo, M.D.Sebring, FL 338721104853951
Common questions
What is Robert Arries Foster, MD's NPI number?
Robert Arries Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720578016, issued on May 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Arries Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 199 Avenue B NW Ste 310, Winter Haven, FL, 33881. Phone: (863) 292-4124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Arries Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME161075, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Robert Arries Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Arries Foster, MD had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.