Dr. Benjamin Foster
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Mercer University School of Medicine (2018)
- Years since graduation
- 8
- In the NPI registry since
- 2017
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 286
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2018Medical school: Mercer University School of Medicine
- 2017Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
AL license MD.38865 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Savannah Health Services LLC DBA Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA
- Effingham Health System Springfield, GA
Medical groups
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians of Georgia-Tcg PC (40 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 286
- Services billed
- 468
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 179 | 177 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 145 | 144 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 63 | 62 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 60 | 60 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Cephalexin Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 35 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (hydrocodone/acetaminophen) Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 31 |
| Methocarbamol Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 31 |
| Ondansetron Odt (ondansetron) Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 31 |
| Naproxen Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 18 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 17 |
| Methylprednisolone Other prescribers in Savannah, GA | 17 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.