Robert Arries Foster, MD
NPI 1720578016ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Winter Haven, FL
Surgery (MD) with Baycare Medical Group, Inc., practicing in Winter Haven, Florida. In 2024 Medicare paid $49,717 for 181 patients, and Part D covered 120 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 15 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,486 in all, mostly education. Lists Bartow Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1720578016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 13, 2018 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 23, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | May 23, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | ME161075 | FL |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | 4301114880 | MI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (FL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 181 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 456 across 48 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $49,717 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 120 · 123 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 87 |
| Total drug cost | $1,528 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Baycare Medical Group, Inc.Clearwater, FL · 1,547 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Bartow Regional Medical CenterBartow, FL
- Winter Haven HospitalWinter Haven, FL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,486 · 29 payments from 15 companies
- 2024$2,206 · 12 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,517 | 2 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $278.90 | 6 |
| Tela Bio, Inc. | $121.89 | 2 |
| Reprise Biomedical, Inc. | $92.96 | 3 |
| Dilon Technologies, Inc. | $79.06 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$986.31 · 28 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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