Christopher Foster , PA-C, ATC
Physician Assistant โข Springfield, MO
3555 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 658077310
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Christopher Foster is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on December 1, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 5,287 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- J1010 โ Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg: 3,560 service units.
- J3304 โ Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg: 1,472 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 74 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 13 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Meloxicam โ 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 135 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 103 to 553.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 944 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 229. Middle half: 96 to 567.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3555 S National Ave
Springfield, MO 658077310
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Lester E Cox Medical Centers. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2023
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
147 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $44,062 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $34,977 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
15 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$27 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $21.81 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
3 years (graduated 2023)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2023 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Christopher Foster has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Christopher Foster as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Springfield and Missouri
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 135 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 241. Middle half: 103 to 553.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 944 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 229. Middle half: 96 to 567.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 135 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,991. Middle half: $5,876 to $30,846.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 944 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,486. Middle half: $7,632 to $33,529.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 135 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,105. Middle half: $4,297 to $21,178.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 944 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,171. Middle half: $5,565 to $25,556.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 124 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 295. Middle half: 68 to 923.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 900 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 219. Middle half: 73 to 682.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Springfield, MO (2024, 124 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,369. Middle half: $553 to $67,984.
A lower Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Missouri (2024, 900 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $2,647. Middle half: $562 to $57,833.
234 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Springfield, MO (1,791 in Missouri).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Springfield
12% of these 234 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
73.1% of these 234 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
CMS data for Medicare Part B services are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare-allowed amount
CMS data for Medicare-allowed amount are available for 2024 only.
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Paid by Medicare
CMS data for Medicare payment amount are available for 2024 only.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
CMS data for Part D prescriptions are available for 2024 only.
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30-day fills
CMS data for 30-day fills are available for 2024 only.
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Part D drug cost
CMS data for Part D drug cost are available for 2024 only.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2024 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $21.81.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $21.81 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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J1010
Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 1 mg
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3,560 | 36 | $0.52 | $0.13 |
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J3304
Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, preservative-free, extended-release, microsphere formulation, 1 mg
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1,472 | 28 | $52.00 | $17.50 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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74 | 64 | $310.04 | $100.08 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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72 | 58 | $276.01 | $59.14 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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64 | 49 | $205.65 | $70.72 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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20 | 20 | $123.88 | $43.59 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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13 | 12 | $69.88 | $21.98 |
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73564
X-ray of knee, 4 or more views
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12 | 11 | $111.70 | $40.99 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 13 | 450 | $27.10 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-03-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2255A2300X
Athletic trainers are allied health care professionals who work in consultation with or under the direction of physicians, and specialize in the prevention, assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and illnesses. Currently, the entry-level employment requirements are a bachelor's degree with a major in athletic training from an accredited university or college. A majority of athletic trainers hold advanced degrees. National board certification is generally required as a condition of state licensure and employment. Most states regulate athletic trainers, and they practice within the scope of that license or regulation. Clinical practice includes emergency care, rehabilitation, reconditioning, therapeutic exercise, wellness programs, exercise physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, nutrition, psychology and health care administration.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20240321000185
MO
7517304918
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Lester E Cox Medical Centers
1001 E Primrose, Springfield, MO 658075155
Lester E Cox Medical Centers
1001 E Primrose, Springfield, MO 658075155
Phone: 4178753000
Lester E Cox Medical Centers
1001 E Primrose St, Springfield, MO 658075155
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at PO BOX 505673, SAINT LOUIS, MO 631505673
Recorded as CHRISTOPHER FOSTER, PA-C, ATC
Registered at 3555 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658077310 (Tel: 4178753800)
Registered at 3555 S NATIONAL AVE, SPRINGFIELD, MO 658077310
Recorded as CHRIS FOSTER, ATC
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1206 N MAIN ST, MOUNTAIN GROVE, MO 657111025 (Tel: 4179265699)
Registered at 604 N BENTON AVE, BOLIVAR, MO 656131604
Recorded as CHRIS FOSTER
Specialist/Technologist (license number reported to NPPES: MO 2014032022)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Springfield
- Leah Wells, PA
- Emily Kimbrough, PA-C
- Kevin Stokes, PA-C
- Nicole Osborne, MS, PA-C
- Abigail Vera, PA
- Kami Oster, PA
Mailing Address
Po Box 505673
Saint Louis, MO 631505673