Timothy Earle Foster, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Newton, MA
Timothy Earle Foster, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Newton, Massachusetts, and NPI 1164490983, issued on Mar 9, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 71005, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy Earle Foster
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- 71005 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Washington St, Newton, MA 02462
- Phone
- (617) 219-1280
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (617) 219-1281
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050426000278); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy Earle Foster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 71005Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $65.28
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kairos Surgical Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- Mass General Brigham Medical Group Suburban Massachusetts IncNewton, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Timothy Earle Foster among 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts
Timothy Earle Foster, M.D. is one of 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 83% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2001 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 76 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Massachusetts.
All 76 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Newton → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Laurie Katz, M.D.Newton, MA 024621497891030
- Robert Nascimento, M.D.Newton, MA 024621447307574
- Thomas Wuerz, MDWaltham, MA 024511619141496
- William Mitchell, M.D.Wellesley, MA 024811194791186
- Michael Corbett, M.D.Needham, MA 024921417967373
- Mark Haffenreffer, M.D.Needham, MA 024921053321992
- Ralph Cook, MDFalmouth, MA 025401619366333
- Joseph Ehiorobo, MDNorth Easton, MA 023561518596766
Common questions
What is Timothy Earle Foster, M.D.'s NPI number?
Timothy Earle Foster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164490983, issued on Mar 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy Earle Foster, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Washington St, Newton, MA, 02462. Phone: (617) 219-1280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy Earle Foster, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 71005, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.