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Dr. Allison Nelson Foster, MD
NPI1952861775PAC ID8820520976
- Medicare services, 2024
- 84
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 70
- Part D claims, 2024
- 73
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 777-2900
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Allison Nelson Foster is a general surgeon in Florence, South Carolina
Dr. Foster practices at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina, part of McLeod Health.
Dr. Foster's NPI, 1952861775, was assigned on March 20, 2019. Dr. Foster holds South Carolina license 92944.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1952861775NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8820520976
- NPI enumeration date
- March 20, 2019
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 777-2900
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 38
- Medical school graduation
- 2014
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster practices at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina
Dr. Foster's primary practice is McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence, at 555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506 in Florence County. The practice phone is (843) 777-2900.
- McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506 · Florence CountyPhone(843) 777-2900
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Foster's primary practice is McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina, part of McLeod Health. Dr. Foster is also affiliated with McLeod Health Clarendon. The medical group on file is McLeod Physician Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foster to 2 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
McLeod Health ClarendonMcLeod Physician Associates2 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 6 affiliations for Dr. FosterSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Foster practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Allison Nelson Foster is one of 506 general surgeons in South Carolina
Surgery is Dr. Foster's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Foster is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, South CarolinaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Foster
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
506general surgeons in South Carolina13general surgeons in Florence8general surgeons at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster billed Medicare for 84 services in 2024
CMS data shows 84 Medicare services from Dr. Foster across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 70 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $7,643 for them.
Medicare services, 202484
Medicare patients70
Paid by Medicare$7,643
Procedure codes4
Where Dr. Foster's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3440%
- In a facility5060%
Dr. Foster compared with the South Carolina median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Foster
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 84vs 26568% below
- Medicare patients
- 70vs 17861% below
- Part D claims
- 44vs 5419% below
Medians across 500 general surgeons in South Carolina 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. Allison Nelson Foster treated 70 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foster in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.80, 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 69, with 72% women.
Medicare patients, 202470
Average age72
Average risk score1.80
Also on Medicaid26%
Dr. Foster's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Foster's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4564%
- Men2536%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Foster's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis56%
- Diabetes43%
- Chronic kidney disease41%
- Anxiety34%
- Heart failure31%
- Mood disorders30%
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 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women72%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Foster wrote 73 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 44 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $345 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202473
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$345
Part D patients39
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
- Opioids37%27 of 73 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: 462024: 444%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Allison Nelson Foster ranks in the 77th percentile for mastectomy in Medicare
Dr. Foster accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of mastectomy by Dr. Foster, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Foster ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Mastectomy
- 77th percentile19 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 (minimally invasive): 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)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Allison Nelson Foster has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Foster in 2024. Dr. Foster's most frequent co-authors are Timothy Frederick Jones, MD, David Louis Kirschke, MD and Andrew Stephen May, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Foster's most frequent co-authors
- Timothy Frederick Jones, MD1 shared paper
- David Louis Kirschke, MD1 shared paper
- Andrew Stephen May, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Foster
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster received $1,483 in industry payments from 2024 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 21 general payments to Dr. Foster from 7 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $1,267.
General payments to Dr. Foster by program year, 2024 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Foster by kind, 2024 to 2025
$1.5Kin total
- Travel and lodging$82556%
- Food and beverage$65844%
Companies that paid Dr. Foster the most, 2024 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's NPI number?
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's NPI number is 1952861775. It was assigned on March 20, 2019, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster?
Dr. Allison Nelson Foster is a general surgeon in Florence, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster practice?
Dr. Foster practices at 555 E Cheves St Box 8700, Florence, SC 29506. Dr. Foster's primary practice is McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina, part of McLeod Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Foster to 2 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Foster is (843) 777-2900.
What is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster's medical license number?
Dr. Foster holds South Carolina license 92944.
Which hospitals is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster affiliated with?
Dr. Foster practices at McLeod Regional Medical Center Florence in Florence, South Carolina. Dr. Foster is also affiliated with McLeod Health Clarendon. Dmand AI links Dr. Foster to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Allison Nelson Foster part of?
Dr. Foster is linked to McLeod Physician Associates.
Does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Foster billed Medicare for 84 services in 2024, and Dr. Foster accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster see?
CMS counts 70 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Foster in 2024, with an average age of 72.
What services does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Foster's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and office visit, new patient (99204).
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What drugs does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Foster's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ondansetron ODT, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Ondansetron HCl.
Has Dr. Allison Nelson Foster received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,483 in general payments to Dr. Foster from 7 companies from 2024 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.
How long has Dr. Allison Nelson Foster been practicing?
Dr. Foster graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.
Does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Foster.
Who does Dr. Allison Nelson Foster publish with?
Dr. Foster's most frequent co-authors are Timothy Frederick Jones, MD (1 shared paper), David Louis Kirschke, MD (1 shared paper) and Andrew Stephen May, MD (1 shared paper).
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