Harold Allen Foster, M.D.
NPI 1811925738ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Opelika, AL
Surgery (M.D.) in Opelika, Alabama, trained at University of Alabama School of Medicine (class of 2000). 352 Medicare patients in 2024, $85,678 paid; nearly all of their 519 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 8 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,318 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1811925738 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 29, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 25, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 26559 | AL |
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 (AL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 352 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 625 across 75 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $85,678 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 519 · 730 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 205 |
| Total drug cost | $51,101 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Alabama School of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2000 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Surgical Clinic PCOpelika, AL · 6 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- The East Alabama Healthcare AuthorityOpelika, AL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,318 · 13 payments from 8 companies
- 2024$781.86 · 14 payments from 11 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,176 | 6 |
| Conmed Corporation | $31.67 | 1 |
| Ardelyx, Inc. | $23.24 | 1 |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $19.64 | 1 |
| Ossur Americas, Inc. | $19.26 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1,000 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$317.95 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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