Dr. Christian Foglar, MD

Dr. Foglar practices at BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California.

Dr. Foglar's NPI, 1780689406, was assigned on June 17, 2005. Dr. Foglar graduated from University of Basel Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Foglar holds California license A054508.

Dr. Foglar's primary practice is BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek, at 2637 Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598. The practice phone is (925) 329-3710.

Dr. Foglar's primary practice is BASS Imaging Center - Walnut Creek in Walnut Creek, California. Dr. Foglar is also affiliated with Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. The medical group on file is BASS Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foglar to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Foglar's employer is on file too: a breast imaging center.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Foglar practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Foglar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Foglar is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Foglar's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Florida.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, bursitis, chest wall injury, enthesopathy in arms, enthesopathy in foot or ankle, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Foglar treats.

CMS data shows 2,653 Medicare services from Dr. Foglar across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 238 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $108,642 for them.

CMS counts 238 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foglar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 90 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Foglar's median patient age at 67, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Foglar wrote 1,127 Medicare Part D claims for 192 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 995 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $33,539 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,397 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Foglar for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Foglar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Foglar. The most frequent topics are Bone Screws, Cadaver and Orthopedic Procedures. Dr. Foglar's most frequent co-authors are Ronald Wayne Lindsey, MD, Theodore Miclau, MD and John Lawrence Haddad, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 80 general payments to Dr. Foglar from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,308.

Dr. Foglar graduated from University of Basel Faculty of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Foglar is a member of AAOS and AMA.

Dr. Foglar is in network with 11 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.