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Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Medical College of Georgia (1997)

575 First Street
Macon, GA 31201

(478) 743-9762

Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD is a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent and AHN, The Medical Center.

Office Locations

575 1st Street
Macon, GA 31201

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AHN, The Medical Center

575 First Street
Macon, GA 31201

(478) 743-9762

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

chest CT scan

In 2023, Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD performed more chest CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

heart bypass surgery

In 2012, Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Georgia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), thoracic (chest) imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	33
angioplasty	18
aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	19
bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
catheterization	36
CT scan	55
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	19
dialysis access procedures	26
doctor visit	261
minimally invasive procedures	19
minor procedures	19
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	151
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	156
vascular procedures	234
X-rays	122

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2013 were vascular procedures, X-rays, dialysis access procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	52
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
catheterization	22
CT scan	39
device removal	14
diagnostic procedures	14
dialysis access procedures	91
doctor visit	227
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	14
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	132
X-rays	108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	25
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	53
Dementia	10
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2014 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
bronchoscopy	20
bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	60
CT scan	117
diagnostic procedures	20
dissection	14
doctor visit	398
excision	14
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	20
minor procedures	20
open surgery	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	247
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	89
X-rays	130

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	21
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2015 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	12
bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	84
CT scan	37
diagnostic procedures	12
dissection	17
doctor visit	458
excision	17
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	12
minor procedures	12
open surgery	101
thoracic (chest) imaging	67
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	118
X-rays	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	690
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	340
From 75 to 84	314
85 and over	60
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	38
cardiac procedures	98
doctor visit	352
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
open surgery	76
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	185
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	43
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	324
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
lobectomy	12
open surgery	98
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	98

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	21
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	43
cardiac procedures	86
doctor visit	298
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
open surgery	86
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	86

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	27
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	39
cardiac procedures	78
doctor visit	275
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88
open surgery	78
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	26
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	26
cardiac procedures	52
doctor visit	206
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
open surgery	52
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	52

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	36
cardiac procedures	72
CT scan	39
doctor visit	146
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	14
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA during 2022 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	46
CT scan	84
doctor visit	155
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	25
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Macon, GA were vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays and ultrasound (sonogram).

abdominal imaging	33
angioplasty	35
aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	16
bypass surgery	31
cardiac procedures	64
catheterization	29
CT scan	61
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	16
dialysis access procedures	58
dissection	15
doctor visit	281
excision	15
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	21
minor procedures	16
open surgery	66
pelvic imaging	33
thoracic (chest) imaging	110
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	69
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	86
vascular procedures	183
X-rays	97

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD.

**Gender**
Female	128
Male	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	248
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	107
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	136

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	34

Education & Training

Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1997. He completed residency at AHN, The Medical Center. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1997)

Residency: AHN, The Medical Center (2002)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James L. Foster JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atrium Health Navicent

AHN, The Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,994 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,994
AtriCure, Inc.	$318 ATRICLIP PRO2 $126	AtriCure AtriClip LAA Exclusion $64	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $45	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $36	Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation Sys $27	Other $20
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$308 Heart Valve Repair $273	$35
Baxter Healthcare	$186 TACHOSIL $122	Surgical Care - TachoSil $21	COSEAL $16	PREVELEAK $14	FLOSEAL $14
LeMaitre Vascular, Inc.	$116 RESTOREFLO $116
Other	$575 AirSeal $71	Structural Heart $62	Interventional Lung Solutions $55	PI - Self-Expanding Stent $51	Progel $42	Other $294

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$1,985
Travel and Lodging	$1,512

Biography

Dr. James Foster practices thoracic surgery. He obtained his medical school training at Medical College of Georgia and performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Medical University of South Carolina. He is professionally affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent.

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