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Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD

(Dr. Sherwin S. Foster, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

St. George's University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: kidney problems

1986 W Hayden Avenue
Hayden, ID 83835

(208) 762-7760

Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD is a nephrologist in Hayden, ID specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine. Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD is affiliated with Kootenai Health and North Idaho Nephrology.

Office Locations

1986 W Hayden Avenue
Hayden, ID 83835

(208) 762-7760

(208) 762-7740

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North Idaho Nephrology

8836 N. Hess #c
Hayden, ID

(208) 762-7760

(208) 762-7740

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2023

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inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Idaho.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	231
dialysis	49
doctor visit	782
hospital care	1570
inpatient care	1532
outpatient care	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
blood draw	271
dialysis	41
doctor visit	813
hospital care	2237
inpatient care	2136
outpatient care	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	140
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	51
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
blood draw	151
diagnostic procedures	12
dialysis	72
doctor visit	669
hospital care	3985
injections	20
inpatient care	3985
pain management	20
spinal procedures	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
X-rays	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	409
Female	419

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	149
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	52
doctor visit	77
hospital care	4583
inpatient care	4583

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	644
Female	618

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1204
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	424
From 75 to 84	456
85 and over	220
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	109
doctor visit	14
hospital care	4693
inpatient care	4693

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	642
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	124
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	70
hospital care	4881
inpatient care	4881

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	237
85 and over	129
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	163
doctor visit	40
hospital care	5519
inpatient care	5479
outpatient care	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	391
Female	483

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	828
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	353
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	113
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	35
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	120
doctor visit	232
hospital care	6043
inpatient care	5856
outpatient care	187

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	591

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1047
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	113
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	101
doctor visit	356
hemofiltration	16
hospital care	5288
inpatient care	5276
outpatient care	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	487

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	911
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	96
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	96
hospital care	5377
inpatient care	5377

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	206
85 and over	90
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	46
Dementia	39
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	5767
inpatient care	5767

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	85
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	48
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD treated as a nephrologist in Hayden, ID were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and dialysis.

abdominal imaging	14
blood draw	217
diagnostic procedures	12
dialysis	86
doctor visit	342
hemofiltration	16
hospital care	4540
injections	20
inpatient care	4505
outpatient care	75
pain management	20
spinal procedures	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
X-rays	58

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	381

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	715
Native American / Alaskan Native	9
Hispanic	6
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	256
85 and over	114
Less than 65	99
65 to 74	282

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	24
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD graduated from St. George's University School of Medicine. He completed residency at D.C. General Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in Idaho.

Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine

Residency: D.C. General Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Licensed In: Idaho

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Kootenai Health

North Idaho Nephrology

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$17,637 SAMSCA $17,637
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$985 ACTHAR $985
Bard Access Systems, Inc.	$571 $571
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$138 SOLIRIS $138
Horizon Pharma plc	$75 KRYSTEXXA $75
Other	$266 AFINITOR $40	BENLYSTA $30	TARPEYO $26	TRADJENTA $16	KRYSTEXXA $16	Other $137

**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	$12,025
Travel and Lodging	$4,913
Food and Beverage	$1,560
Honoraria	$900
Education	$273

Biography

Dr. S. Foster's medical specialty is adult nephrology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Foster include kidney problems. He is professionally affiliated with Kootenai Health. He attended St. George's University School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at D.C. General Hospital.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. S. Stephen Foster, MD in 2021

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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