Dr. Clayton Lee Foster, MD

Dr. Foster practices at Alii Health Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii.

Dr. Foster's NPI, 1003105255, was assigned on March 28, 2011. Dr. Foster graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2011. Dr. Foster holds Hawaii license MD-22161.

Dr. Foster's primary practice is Alii Health Center, at 786831 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 in Hawaii County. The practice phone is (808) 747-8321.

Dr. Foster's primary practice is Alii Health Center in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Dr. Foster is also affiliated with Kona Community Hospital. The medical group on file is Ali'i Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foster to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Foster practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Foster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Foster is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Foster's licenses on file in 2 states: Hawaii and Colorado.

CMS data shows 594 Medicare services from Dr. Foster across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 123 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $51,999 for them.

CMS counts 123 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foster in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 53 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.71, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Foster's median patient age at 70, with 47% women.

In 2024, Dr. Foster wrote 1,118 Medicare Part D claims for 156 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 913 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,435,950 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 549 claims across 21 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Foster for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Foster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Foster as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Foster, published from 2015 to 2025. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Colorado and Diagnosis, Differential. Dr. Foster's most frequent co-authors are Kristine M. Erlandson, MD, Mary Theresa Bessesen, MD and Chase Stuart Dean, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 208 general payments to Dr. Foster from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $1,116.

Dr. Foster graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 2011.