Sylvia Foster, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Annapolis, MD
Sylvia Foster, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Annapolis, Maryland, and NPI 1740203702, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0042674, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sylvia Foster
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D0042674 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 170 West St, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (443) 775-9910
- Enumerated
- Jul 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2024
- Fax
- (443) 949-8871
- Medicaid ID
- 001057358 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240111000799); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Pennsylvania, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 170 West St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sylvia Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0042674Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
152 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Risperidone23 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate22 claims
- Lorazepam16 claims
- Trazodone Hcl12 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: $148.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- MY Mental Health LLCGlen Burnie, MD
- Phc Meadowwood, LLCNew Castle, DE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sylvia Foster among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
Sylvia Foster, MD is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Maryland
There are 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
All 1,451 in Maryland → Every provider in Annapolis → Psychiatry Physician nationwide →
The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sadiq Al-Samarrai, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011396703229
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- Gregory Fey, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011811034705
- Lewis Hoover, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011073504379
- James Kehler, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011306853445
- Adeleke Ogunmefun, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011982668265
- Parviz Sahandy, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011568514768
- Thomas Sixbey, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011205987088
Common questions
What is Sylvia Foster, MD's NPI number?
Sylvia Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740203702, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sylvia Foster, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 170 West St, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Phone: (443) 775-9910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sylvia Foster, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0042674, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sylvia Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sylvia Foster, MD had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.