NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas E. Foster, MD

Neurology Physician · Mobile, AL

Thomas E. Foster, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1992962856, issued on May 19, 2008. Check the license (Alabama MD.30307, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992962856
Name
Thomas E. Foster
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License numbers
MD.30307 AL
PT 12624 ND
57687 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL 36606
Phone
(251) 450-3700
Enumerated
May 19, 2008
Record last updated
May 28, 2025
Fax
(251) 272-5306
Medicaid ID
17796 ND
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20131030001757); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2008
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 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A

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

  1. Richard Friedman, M.D.Neurology Physician1770920365
  2. Timothy Hecker, MD,PHDNeurology Physician1770790628
  3. Andrew Manley, M.D.Neurology Physician1326300971
  4. Charles Markle, M.D.Neurology Physician1194774927
  5. Ozgur Oztas, M.D.Neurology Physician1174572747
  6. Kristen Rosser, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255138699

Verify Thomas E. Foster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD.30307
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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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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024

5,900 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Foster5,900
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin551 claims
  2. Memantine Hcl397 claims
  3. Donepezil Hcl384 claims
  4. Nortriptyline Hcl257 claims
  5. Carbidopa-Levodopa230 claims
  6. Pregabalin205 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $156.04

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Foster$156.04
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

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. Coastal Neurological Institute PCMobile, AL

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

Thomas E. Foster among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama

Thomas E. Foster, MD is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Neurology Physician providers in Alabama

There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Friedman, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061770920365
  2. Timothy Hecker, MD,PHDMobile, AL 366061770790628
  3. Andrew Manley, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061326300971
  4. Charles Markle, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061194774927
  5. Ozgur Oztas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061174572747
  6. Elias Chalhub, MDMobile, AL 366041922043421
  7. Steve Cordina, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041972777290
  8. Hanna Czarkowska, MDMobile, AL 366041477788420

Common questions

What is Thomas E. Foster, MD's NPI number?

Thomas E. Foster, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992962856, issued on May 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas E. Foster, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 450-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas E. Foster, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.30307, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thomas E. Foster, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas E. Foster, MD had 5,900 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas E. Foster, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.