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Carl Alvin Foulks Jr., M.D.

NPI 1902898562ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology· Columbia, SC

Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology (M.D.) in Columbia, South Carolina, trained at Howard University College of Medicine (class of 1997). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $340,934 for 794 claims, against $57,809 paid for services in 2024. Pfizer Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $51.47 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1902898562
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 19, 2005
Last updated in NPPESAug 3, 2026
Certified by providerAug 3, 2026

Specialties and licenses

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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 - Gastroenterology (NC); Practitioner - Gastroenterology (SC); Practitioner - Gastroenterology (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients250
Services billed580 across 36 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$57,809

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)794 · 1,094 30-day fills
Patients340
Total drug cost$340,934
Generic share72% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolHoward University College of Medicine
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGastroenterology

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$51.47 · 2 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$690.98 · 41 payments from 15 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Pfizer Inc.$28.851
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$22.621

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$51.47 · 2 payments

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

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