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Dr. James L. Foster Jr., MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Medical College of Georgia (1997)

575 1st 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 27 years of experience. Dr. James L. Foster Jr., MD is affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent, AHN, The Medical Center and HEALTH SERVICES OF CENTRAL GEORGIA.

Office Locations

Address:

575 1st Street
Macon, GA 31201

Address:

575 First Street
Macon, GA 31201

**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

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

aspiration	19
bronchoscopy	19
bypass surgery	29
cardiac procedures	56
CT scan	116
diagnostic procedures	19
dissection	13
doctor visit	392
excision	13
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	18
minor procedures	19
open surgery	72
thoracic (chest) imaging	245
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	85
X-rays	128

**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

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

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	11
bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	80
CT scan	36
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	16
doctor visit	452
excision	16
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	10
minor procedures	11
open surgery	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	114
X-rays	28

**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

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

bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	94
doctor visit	346
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
open surgery	73
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	72

**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

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

bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	318
hospital care	69
inpatient care	69
lobectomy	11
open surgery	95
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	94

**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

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

bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	292
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
open surgery	83
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82

**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

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

bypass surgery	38
cardiac procedures	74
doctor visit	269
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
open surgery	75
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	74

**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

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

bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	200
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
open surgery	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

**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

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

bypass surgery	58
cardiac procedures	114
CT scan	122
doctor visit	295
open surgery	115
thoracic (chest) imaging	121
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	114

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

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, dialysis access procedures and X-rays.

angioplasty	51
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	14
bypass surgery	35
cardiac procedures	73
catheterization	21
CT scan	78
device removal	13
diagnostic procedures	14
dialysis access procedures	89
dissection	14
doctor visit	310
excision	14
hospital care	64
inpatient care	64
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	20
minor procedures	14
open surgery	76
thoracic (chest) imaging	126
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	79
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	128
X-rays	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

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

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	241
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	22
Less than 65	42
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Foster Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

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	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	29
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. James L. Foster Jr., MD graduated from Medical College of Georgia in 1997. He has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: Medical College of Georgia (1997)

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

HEALTH SERVICES OF CENTRAL GEORGIA

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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 works as a vascular surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Foster is professionally affiliated with Atrium Health Navicent. He is a graduate of Medical College of Georgia.

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