Michael Foster, M.D.
Michael Foster, M.D. is an Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician in Rochester, NY, registered under NPI 1205933835.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 1565 LONG POND RD UNITY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY, Rochester, NY 14626. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 155520 | NY | Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine)… primary |
This provider holds licence 155520 issued in NY. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Order And Referring Only - Family Practice
- PAC ID
- 6103854872
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Order And Referring Only - Family Practice. This means the provider is enrolled to bill Medicare, though it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Addiction Medicine covers
A family medicine physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of addictions. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207QA0401X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1205933835 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 17, 2006 |
| Last updated | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
1565 LONG POND RD UNITY CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY Rochester, NY 14626 (585) 723-7723 Fax (585) 723-7074 |
| Other identifiers |
J400081447
· MEDICARE GROUP J100044293 (NY) 00841685 (NY) |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
Sum = 65 · next multiple of 10 = 70 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.