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Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology

University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1990)

100 Pilot Medical Drive Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35235

(205) 856-2284

Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL specializing in interventional cardiology. He graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD is affiliated with LEGACY VEIN CENTER PLLC.

Office Locations

100 Pilot Medical Drive Suite 300
Birmingham, AL 35235

(205) 856-2284

(205) 815-4777

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In The News

“Robert Foster is an interventional cardiologist who has been practicing at St. Vincent's East since 1997.”—"Rampart device offers doctors radiation protection", Al.com, November 2019

“Dr. Robert Foster, one of the Birmingham Heart cardiologists, says tools to treat peripheral artery disease have improved in recent years.”—"Birmingham doctor uses cool laser to help save man's leg from peripheral artery disease (with videos)", Al.com, June 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	40
ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	419
catheterization	155
diagnostic procedures	98
doctor visit	1576
hospital care	730
inpatient care	647
lab tests	258
laser treatment	20
minimally invasive procedures	356
nuclear scan	17
outpatient care	83
stent placement (stenting)	146
stress testing	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	315
vascular procedures	467

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were vascular procedures, cardiac procedures, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	212
ambulatory monitoring	31
angioplasty	52
cardiac procedures	601
catheterization	136
diagnostic procedures	58
doctor visit	1569
hospital care	531
injections	48
inpatient care	488
lab tests	250
laser treatment	34
minimally invasive procedures	461
nuclear scan	117
outpatient care	43
stent placement (stenting)	146
stress testing	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	529
vascular procedures	688

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	645
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1276
Black	87
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	522
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	201
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	354
ambulatory monitoring	29
angioplasty	34
cardiac procedures	505
catheterization	82
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	1710
hospital care	348
injections	100
inpatient care	320
lab tests	236
laser treatment	37
minimally invasive procedures	450
nuclear scan	143
outpatient care	28
stent placement (stenting)	48
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	627
vascular procedures	737

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	608
Female	662

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1179
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	523
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	165
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and ablation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	556
ambulatory monitoring	27
cardiac procedures	539
doctor visit	1759
hospital care	549
injections	150
inpatient care	549
lab tests	187
laser treatment	20
minimally invasive procedures	556
nuclear scan	153
stress testing	207
ultrasound (sonogram)	1079
vascular procedures	1127

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1432
Female	1716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2918
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1210
From 75 to 84	1136
85 and over	438
Less than 65	364

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	13
ablation	456
ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	723
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	2113
hospital care	834
injections	88
inpatient care	810
lab tests	149
minimally invasive procedures	472
nuclear scan	166
outpatient care	24
pelvic imaging	13
stress testing	214
ultrasound (sonogram)	1517
vascular procedures	1335

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1020
Female	1155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1984
Black	168
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	834
From 75 to 84	728
85 and over	360
Less than 65	253

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	264
ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	543
catheterization	17
chronic care	104
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1357
hospital care	531
injections	56
inpatient care	517
lab tests	65
minimally invasive procedures	281
nuclear scan	107
outpatient care	14
stress testing	174
ultrasound (sonogram)	982
vascular procedures	818

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	655
Female	832

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1379
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	511
85 and over	260
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	99
ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	586
catheterization	30
chronic care	160
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	1103
hospital care	431
injections	35
inpatient care	416
lab tests	69
minimally invasive procedures	129
nuclear scan	93
outpatient care	15
stress testing	215
ultrasound (sonogram)	885
vascular procedures	671

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	645
Female	774

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1316
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	561
From 75 to 84	507
85 and over	225
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	92
ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	516
catheterization	24
chronic care	131
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	1024
hospital care	409
injections	20
inpatient care	409
minimally invasive procedures	116
nuclear scan	105
stress testing	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	668
vascular procedures	505

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	555
Female	648

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1108
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	468
From 75 to 84	461
85 and over	184
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	41
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	98
ambulatory monitoring	16
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	338
catheterization	59
chronic care	132
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	911
hospital care	287
injections	16
inpatient care	287
minimally invasive procedures	157
nuclear scan	41
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	119
ultrasound (sonogram)	518
vascular procedures	454

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	464
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	911
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	387
85 and over	151
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
ambulatory monitoring	11
angioplasty	40
cardiac procedures	420
catheterization	85
chronic care	72
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	845
hospital care	226
injections	14
inpatient care	226
minimally invasive procedures	99
nuclear scan	56
stent placement (stenting)	40
stress testing	135
ultrasound (sonogram)	502
vascular procedures	352

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	809
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	147
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	39
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	384
catheterization	84
chronic care	102
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	693
hospital care	282
injections	39
inpatient care	265
minimally invasive procedures	123
nuclear scan	34
outpatient care	17
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	110
ultrasound (sonogram)	537
vascular procedures	416

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	404
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	796
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	322
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	151
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Birmingham, AL were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	13
ablation	202
ambulatory monitoring	21
angioplasty	37
cardiac procedures	506
catheterization	68
chronic care	116
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	1332
hospital care	468
injections	56
inpatient care	448
lab tests	173
laser treatment	27
minimally invasive procedures	290
nuclear scan	93
outpatient care	32
pelvic imaging	13
stent placement (stenting)	73
stress testing	163
ultrasound (sonogram)	741
vascular procedures	688

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	621
Female	724

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1243
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	483
85 and over	207
Less than 65	133
65 to 74	522

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Cancer	9
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD graduated from University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine in 1990. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (1990)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LEGACY VEIN CENTER PLLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$140,935 VenaSeal $67,483	ClosureFast $54,712	Endovenous Therapy $9,600	CVI $6,493	Cardiopulmonary $1,275	Other $1,371
Endologix, Inc.	$32,102 AFX $26,321	OVATION $1,394	$4,386
Medtronic, Inc.	$24,886 VenaSeal $20,745	ClosureFast $3,511	MC3 NAUTILUS(TM) ECMO OXYGENATOR $172	IN.PACT Admiral $21	$438
Covidien Sales LLC	$17,906 Vascular $10,333	Plaque Excision $2,922	CVI $267	$4,384
Abbott Laboratories	$10,956 Vascular $10,873	MitraClip System $24	Mitra Clip system $23	CardioMEMS $18	CardioMEMS HF System $17
Other	$28,935 Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System $7,885	AFX $4,588	AFX2 Bifurcated Endograft System $2,712	IGT D Peripheral $2,000	Various $1,953	Other $9,797

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$163,700
Consulting Fee	$65,145
Food and Beverage	$13,567
Travel and Lodging	$13,202
Education	$104

Research Payments

Dr. Robert E. Foster, MD has received 227 research payments totaling $668,755.

Biography

Dr. Robert Foster is a specialist in interventional cardiology. Dr. Foster graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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