Dr. Michael E. Foster, MD

  • Southaven, MS
  • General surgeon
NPI1447397427PAC ID5294705455
Medicare services, 2024
329
Medicare patients, 2024
219
Part D claims, 2024
107
MIPS score, 2024
82
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671
Practice phone
Call (662) 772-4000
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Primary practice

Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto

Hospital · Southaven, Mississippi

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Dr. Michael E. Foster is a general surgeon in Southaven, Mississippi

Dr. Foster practices at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Dr. Foster's NPI, 1447397427, was assigned on January 31, 2007. Dr. Foster graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Foster holds Mississippi license 11681.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
5294705455
NPI enumeration date
January 31, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(662) 772-4000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Michael E. Foster practices at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi

Dr. Foster's primary practice is Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto, at 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671 in De Soto County. The practice phone is (662) 772-4000.

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Dr. Michael E. Foster is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Foster's primary practice is Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care. The medical group on file is Baptist Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foster to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael E. Foster's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Foster practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSotoAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Michael E. Foster is one of 223 general surgeons in Mississippi

Surgery is Dr. Foster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Foster's licenses on file in 2 states: Mississippi and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, MississippiPrimaryLicense 11681 · taxonomy 208600000X
  • Tennessee licenseLicense 18383

General surgeons near Dr. Foster

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Dr. Michael E. Foster billed Medicare for 329 services in 2024

CMS data shows 329 Medicare services from Dr. Foster across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 219 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,167 for them.

Medicare services, 2024329
Medicare patients219
Paid by Medicare$20,167
Procedure codes7

Dr. Foster's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2952024: 3064%
Surgery
2023: 242024: 234%

Where Dr. Foster's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office10733%
  • In a facility22267%

Dr. Foster compared with the Mississippi median for general surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Foster
  • Mississippi median
Medicare services
329vs 29312% above
Medicare patients
219vs 18518% above
Part D claims
68vs 69Close to median

Medians across 207 general surgeons in Mississippi with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Foster's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Michael E. Foster treated 219 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 92 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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 67, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024219
Average age73
Average risk score2.07
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Foster's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Foster's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9945%
  • Men12055%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Foster's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Ischemic heart disease43%
  5. Chronic kidney disease38%
  6. Diabetes38%
  7. Heart failure34%
  8. Anxiety29%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Foster's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men56%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael E. Foster wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Foster wrote 107 Medicare Part D claims for 76 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 68 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $303 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 74 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024107
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$303
Part D patients76

Dr. Foster's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic106 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

Dr. Foster's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Foster's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids54%58 of 107 claims
  • Antibiotics31%33 of 107 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 742024: 688%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Michael E. Foster scored 82 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Foster for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Foster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Foster, more than 59% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Foster's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 82of 100Final score
  • 64.8of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 75of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Foster ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin lesions
59th percentile12 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Michael E. Foster received $799 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 33 general payments to Dr. Foster from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. TELA Bio, Inc. paid the most, $178.

General payments to Dr. Foster by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Foster the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Michael E. Foster graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Dr. Foster graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Michael E. Foster's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Michael E. Foster's NPI number?

Dr. Michael E. Foster's NPI number is 1447397427. It was assigned on January 31, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael E. Foster?

Dr. Michael E. Foster is a general surgeon in Southaven, Mississippi. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Michael E. Foster practice?

Dr. Foster practices at 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671. Dr. Foster's primary practice is Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi, part of Baptist Memorial Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foster to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Michael E. Foster's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Foster is (662) 772-4000.

What is Dr. Michael E. Foster's medical license number?

Dr. Foster holds Mississippi license 11681, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Michael E. Foster been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Foster in Mississippi and Tennessee.

Which hospitals is Dr. Michael E. Foster affiliated with?

Dr. Foster practices at Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto in Southaven, Mississippi.

What medical group is Dr. Michael E. Foster part of?

Dr. Foster is linked to Baptist Medical Group.

Does Dr. Michael E. Foster accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Foster billed Medicare for 329 services in 2024, and Dr. Foster accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Michael E. Foster's MIPS score?

Dr. Foster's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 82 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael E. Foster see?

CMS counts 219 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foster in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Michael E. Foster bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Foster's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99212) and office visit, new patient (99202).

Where did Dr. Michael E. Foster go to medical school?

Dr. Foster graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Michael E. Foster prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Foster's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cephalexin.

Has Dr. Michael E. Foster received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $799 in general payments to Dr. Foster from 14 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from TELA Bio, Inc.

How long has Dr. Michael E. Foster been practicing?

Dr. Foster graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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