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Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2005)

6400 Flat Rock Road
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 478-5858

Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine. She graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD is affiliated with CAPRI MEDICAL GROUP.

Office Locations

6400 Flat Rock Road
Columbus, GA 31907

(706) 478-5858

(706) 478-0417

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2012 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	63
breathing treatment	21
diabetes management	95
doctor visit	353
lab tests	220
preventive care	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	39
X-rays	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, diabetes management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	71
breathing treatment	30
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	374
lab tests	123
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
X-rays	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	29
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2014 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	60
breathing treatment	31
diabetes management	61
doctor visit	359
lab tests	126
thoracic (chest) imaging	52
X-rays	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	17
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2015 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	78
breathing treatment	63
diabetes management	100
doctor visit	462
lab tests	208
thoracic (chest) imaging	74
X-rays	74

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	172
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	48
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2016 were lab tests, diabetes management, blood draw and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	80
breathing treatment	32
diabetes management	80
doctor visit	379
lab tests	182
thoracic (chest) imaging	43
X-rays	43

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	157
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	20
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2017 were lab tests, diabetes management, breathing treatment and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
breathing treatment	57
diabetes management	90
doctor visit	411
lab tests	147
thoracic (chest) imaging	40
X-rays	40

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	24
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2018 were lab tests, diabetes management, breathing treatment and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	23
breathing treatment	36
diabetes management	95
doctor visit	486
lab tests	163

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	26
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2019 were skin testing, minimally invasive procedures, allergy testing and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

allergy testing	2160
aspiration	17
blood draw	41
breathing treatment	26
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	522
immunotherapy	322
injections	351
lab tests	46
minimally invasive procedures	2160
pain management	12
skin testing	2160

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	33
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2020 were immunotherapy, injections and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	55
doctor visit	426
immunotherapy	123
injections	123

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	14
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	51
doctor visit	330

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	20
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA during 2022 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	98
doctor visit	540
lab tests	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	24
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Columbus, GA were allergy testing, minimally invasive procedures, skin testing and injections.

allergy testing	2160
aspiration	17
blood draw	59
diabetes management	73
doctor visit	422
immunotherapy	222
injections	237
lab tests	136
minimally invasive procedures	2160
pain management	12
preventive care	26
skin testing	2160
thoracic (chest) imaging	47
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	145
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	55
85 and over	23
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	122

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine in 2005. She has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine (2005)

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Prima R. Foster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CAPRI MEDICAL GROUP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,629 RYBELSUS $624	Ozempic $514	Tresiba $283	Victoza $78	Saxenda $76	Other $54
Lilly USA, LLC	$879 MOUNJARO $259	TRULICITY $169	JARDIANCE $139	BASAGLAR $129	GLYXAMBI $92	Other $90
AbbVie Inc.	$804 VRAYLAR $563	UBRELVY $139	QULIPTA $103
Allergan Inc.	$434 VRAYLAR $306	VIBERZI $62	LINZESS $39	BYSTOLIC $17	NAMENDA XR $5	Other $4
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$389 DULERA $148	STEGLATRO $88	BELSOMRA $68	JANUMET XR $50	STEGLUJAN $35
Other	$2,243 Freestyle Libre 2 $164	JARDIANCE $142	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $128	REXULTI $127	XIFAXAN $116	Other $1,567

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,377

Biography

Dr. Prima Foster is a specialist in family medicine and emergency medicine in Columbus, GA. She graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine.