Physician

Robert Charles Foster, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Robert Foster, MD (NPI: 1104323401) practices ophthalmology in the Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Greenville, SC. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHERN EYE ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, PA (NPI: 1215933510; TIN: 57-0563896) and primary practice location at 29605-5608. Foster is affiliated with the Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (ACO ID: A1033) and CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (ACO ID: D0061), participating under both the MSSP and REACH models.

Foster's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 357 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,727 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $242,745 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 173 prescription claims across 79 beneficiaries totaling $9,576 in drug costs, led by Prednisolone Acetate (Prednisolone Acetate). Open Payments data shows 3 records totaling $89. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported Medicare Part B carrier billing data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $1,856 and ending at $9,576. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$121K$243K2022 Medicare payment: $8,491 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $32,641 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $242,745 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
202270129$8,491
2023169488$32,641
20243573,727$242,745

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$7.4K$15K2018 Drug cost: $1,856 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $3,760 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,724 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $5,254 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $14,889 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $5,808 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $9,576 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20181131$1,856
20194381$3,760
20203972$1,724
202136105$5,254
202275271$14,889
202381142$5,808
202479173$9,576

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more165190$93
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system6166$89
67028Injection of drug into eye110164$87
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more4144$65
92134Imaging of retina284347$28

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate301,031$1,131
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate15683$243
LatanoprostLatanoprost16708$183

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.3$89Alcon Vision LLC
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Robert Charles Foster, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Robert Charles Foster, MD (NPI 1104323401), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Robert Charles Foster, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Robert Charles Foster, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Advocate Physician Partners Accountable Care, Inc. (MSSP, ACO ID A1033) and CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (REACH, ACO ID D0061).

What billing organization is linked to Robert Charles Foster, MD?

Robert Charles Foster, MD is linked to SOUTHERN EYE ASSOCIATES OF SOUTH CAROLINA, PA (billing NPI 1215933510) in the available physician profile data.

Does Robert Charles Foster, MD have Open Payments data?

Robert Charles Foster, MD has 3 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.