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Robert Joaquin Foster, OD

NPI 1447511001ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Petersburg, VA

Optometrist (OD) in Petersburg, Virginia, trained at Pennsylvania College of Optometry (class of 2009). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $2,555,056 for 2,718 claims, against $185,708 paid for services in 2024. Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $521.40 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1447511001
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedMay 30, 2012
Last updated in NPPESJul 30, 2012

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X0618002124VA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients801
Services billed3,475 across 31 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$185,708

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,718 · 3,731 30-day fills
Patients563
Total drug cost$2,555,056
Generic share63% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolPennsylvania College of Optometry
Graduation year2009
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$521.40 · 23 payments from 4 companies
  • 2024$537.65 · 26 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$421.41 · 22 payments
  • Education$99.99 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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