NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740203702
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
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 170 West St

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  1. Jennifer Beard, LCSW-CClinical Social Worker1609301050
  2. Dowe Morrison, LACAcupuncturist1316587603

Verify Sylvia Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
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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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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.

  1. Sylvia Foster152
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Risperidone23 claims
  2. Escitalopram Oxalate22 claims
  3. Lorazepam16 claims
  4. 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.

  1. Sylvia Foster$148.31
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. MY Mental Health LLCGlen Burnie, MD
  2. 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.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sadiq Al-Samarrai, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011396703229
  2. Sigmund Amitin, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011093887036
  3. Gregory Fey, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011811034705
  4. Lewis Hoover, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011073504379
  5. James Kehler, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011306853445
  6. Adeleke Ogunmefun, M.D.Annapolis, MD 214011982668265
  7. Parviz Sahandy, MDAnnapolis, MD 214011568514768
  8. 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.