NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tanner Folster, DO

Emergency Medicine Physician · Allentown, PA

Tanner Folster, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1174967293, issued on Apr 19, 2013. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS017670, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); 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
1174967293
Name
Tanner Folster
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
OS017670 PA
OT015044 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 Chew St, Allentown, PA 18102
Phone
(610) 776-4622
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2013
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 776-5156
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170721002941); 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 421 Chew St

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

  1. Cody Backenstoe, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598007825
  2. Nicole Bendock, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1972765238
  3. Austen BrewerPsychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse1740124635
  4. Diana Ciminieri, RNFamily Nurse Practitioner1750893400
  5. Michael ColemanPhysician Assistant1043889322
  6. Brenda Felix, CRNPNurse Practitioner1265020812

Verify Tanner Folster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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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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74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tanner Folster59
  2. Specialty average226

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: $490.36

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mimedx Group, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tanner Folster$490.36
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Chandler Emergency Medical Group LLCChandler, AZ

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

Tanner Folster among 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania

Tanner Folster, DO is one of 3,911 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2013 among the 2,231 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

162 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Allentown

They are 162 of the 5,904 NPPES records with a practice address in Allentown, and 3,911 emergency medicine physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nicole Bendock, DOAllentown, PA 181021972765238
  2. Bobbi Brooks, M.D.Allentown, PA 181021730196940
  3. Avinash Kambhampati, DOAllentown, PA 181021194012542
  4. Kevin Madtes, MDAllentown, PA 181021285798249
  5. Nikos Milios, MDAllentown, PA 181021871340208
  6. Andrew Miller, DOAllentown, PA 181021376035907
  7. Virat Patel, M.D.Allentown, PA 181021750730453
  8. Timarie Rayburg, DOAllentown, PA 181021619139987

Common questions

What is Tanner Folster, DO's NPI number?

Tanner Folster, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174967293, issued on Apr 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tanner Folster, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 Chew St, Allentown, PA, 18102. Phone: (610) 776-4622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tanner Folster, DO's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS017670, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tanner Folster, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tanner Folster, DO had 59 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.