In 2023, Dr. John Brian Foster, MD performed more canaloplasty for glaucoma, extracapsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with IOL implantation, laser surgery, and YAG laser capsulotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

ophthalmic biometry

scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging

SCODI of the posterior segment

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. John Brian Foster, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for ophthalmic biometry, scanning computerized ophthalmic diagnostic imaging (SCODI), and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2012 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lacrimal (tearing system) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	99
doctor visit	771
excision	17
eye procedures	2221
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	51
laser treatment	116
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
transplant procedures	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2013 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	159
doctor visit	622
eye procedures	2729
lab tests	78
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	54
laser treatment	159
transplant procedures	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	505
Female	766

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1197
Black	25
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	496
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	243
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2014 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	256
doctor visit	601
eye procedures	2795
lab tests	83
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	32
laser treatment	280
transplant procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	800

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1271
Black	26
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	523
From 75 to 84	520
85 and over	264
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2015 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	31
capsulotomy	372
doctor visit	611
eye procedures	4097
lab tests	304
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	37
laser treatment	419
photocoagulation	31
transplant procedures	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1448
Female	2176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3394
Black	60
Hispanic	104
Asian	26
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1384
From 75 to 84	1430
85 and over	712
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2016 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	46
capsulotomy	541
doctor visit	633
eye procedures	5034
lab tests	371
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	30
laser treatment	624
photocoagulation	46
transplant procedures	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	811
Female	1172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1845
Black	45
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	795
From 75 to 84	776
85 and over	360
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2017 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	58
capsulotomy	569
doctor visit	757
eye procedures	5072
lab tests	156
laser treatment	655
photocoagulation	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	731
Female	1075

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1675
Black	39
Hispanic	54
Asian	11
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	735
85 and over	307
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2018 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	50
capsulotomy	575
doctor visit	737
excision	16
eye procedures	4782
lab tests	44
laser treatment	648
photocoagulation	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	717
Female	942

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1537
Black	32
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	674
From 75 to 84	675
85 and over	268
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2019 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and photocoagulation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	69
capsulotomy	582
doctor visit	760
excision	13
eye procedures	4492
lab tests	40
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40
laser treatment	651
photocoagulation	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	624
Female	971

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1469
Black	39
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	665
From 75 to 84	646
85 and over	240
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2020 were eye procedures, capsulotomy and laser treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	558
doctor visit	618
eye procedures	3649
laser treatment	558

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	544
Female	731

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1170
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	530
From 75 to 84	542
85 and over	168
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2021 were eye procedures, capsulotomy, laser treatment and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	419
doctor visit	1201
excision	26
eye procedures	2791
laser treatment	419
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
transplant procedures	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	424
Female	705

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1032
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	507
From 75 to 84	452
85 and over	145
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL during 2022 were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and transplant procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

capsulotomy	362
doctor visit	1233
excision	15
eye procedures	2513
laser treatment	377
transplant procedures	20

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	488
Female	729

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1109
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	554
From 75 to 84	494
85 and over	144
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Brian Foster, MD treated as a cornea specialist in Saint Petersburg, FL were eye procedures, laser treatment, capsulotomy and lab tests.

ablation	50
capsulotomy	408
doctor visit	776
excision	17
eye procedures	3652
lab tests	153
lacrimal (tearing system) procedures	40
laser treatment	446
photocoagulation	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
transplant procedures	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	622
Female	915

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	3
Non-Hispanic White	1427
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	44
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	614
85 and over	259
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	622

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$254,002 AKREOS AO $171,249	AMVISC PLUS $53,498	LOTEMAX GEL $28,957	CRYSTALENS $153	ENVISTA $74	Other $71
Bausch & Lomb, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$16,643 BESIVANCE $8,440	ZYLET $7,911	VYZULTA $101	BEPREVE $71	LOTEMAX SM $69	Other $50
Alcon Vision LLC	$3,081 ORA $1,412	CLAREON $482	ORA System VerifEye $364	LenSx $176	AcrySof IQ PanOptix $174	Other $474
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$2,405 Cataract Equipment $1,003	IOL $462	ORA $405	AcrySof $298	Luxor $43	Other $193
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.	$1,936 Tecnis IOL $1,247	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $310	Tecnis Simplicity $104	Ultracare enzymatic lens tablets $40	CATALYS SYSTEM $40	Other $195
Other	$7,912 DEXTENZA $1,104	OMNI(R) SURGICAL SYSTEM (US) $578	Optics $505	Raindrop Near Vision Inlay $500	RESTASIS $479	Other $4,747

**Types of Payments**
Charitable Contribution	$253,599
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$15,200
Food and Beverage	$12,587
Travel and Lodging	$1,873
Consulting Fee	$1,800
Other	$920

Research Payments

Dr. John Brian Foster, MD has received 20 research payments totaling $51,293.

Biography

Dr. John Foster is a specialist in eye disease ophthalmology (corneal and external diseases). He works in Bradenton, FL, Ellenton, FL, and Saint Petersburg, FL. He studied medicine at Emory University School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Brian Foster, MD in 2020

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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. John Brian Foster, MD From 2012 - 2022

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