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Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD

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Specializes in: Nuclear Radiology, Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR), Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

440 Plumas Boulevard
Yuba City, CA 95991

(916) 887-7862

Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD is a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA specializing in nuclear radiology, interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr), diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD is affiliated with Sutter Health and SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION.

Office Locations

2801 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 733-3061

(916) 733-8925

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Sutter Health

3161 L Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

(916) 878-3495

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Sutter Health

440 Plumas Boulevard
Yuba City, CA 95991

(916) 887-7862

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550 B Street
Yuba City, CA 95991

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD performed more non-obstetric transvaginal ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 10%

By Volume:

In 2023, Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD performed more knee X-ray, neck ultrasound, spine X-ray, and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

chest CT scan

X-rays

In 2012, Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, chest CT scan, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2012 were X-rays, women's imaging, breast procedures and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	252
breast procedures	838
diagnostic imaging	153
hip imaging	225
musculoskeletal imaging	623
neck imaging	47
pelvic imaging	177
preventive care	618
sinus imaging	13
spinal procedures	422
thoracic (chest) imaging	708
ultrasound (sonogram)	486
vascular procedures	24
women's imaging	891
X-rays	2650

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	256
breast procedures	570
CT scan	42
diagnostic imaging	114
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hip imaging	296
musculoskeletal imaging	824
neck imaging	42
pelvic imaging	218
preventive care	384
spinal procedures	534
thoracic (chest) imaging	947
ultrasound (sonogram)	494
vascular procedures	45
women's imaging	614
X-rays	2950

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1149
Female	2207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1915
Black	245
Hispanic	360
Asian	732
Other	89
Native American	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1477
From 75 to 84	950
85 and over	391
Less than 65	538

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	272
breast procedures	274
CT scan	126
diagnostic imaging	20
hip imaging	143
musculoskeletal imaging	341
neck imaging	11
pelvic imaging	211
preventive care	229
spinal procedures	173
thoracic (chest) imaging	1342
ultrasound (sonogram)	311
vascular procedures	78
women's imaging	296
X-rays	2195

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1062
Female	1704

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1841
Black	192
Hispanic	254
Asian	401
Other	62
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1046
From 75 to 84	798
85 and over	499
Less than 65	423

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	180
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
breast procedures	557
CT scan	58
diagnostic imaging	58
hip imaging	199
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	355
pelvic imaging	156
preventive care	397
spinal procedures	59
thoracic (chest) imaging	1993
ultrasound (sonogram)	348
vascular procedures	109
women's imaging	569
X-rays	2970

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2504
Female	4368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4986
Black	448
Hispanic	610
Asian	640
Other	134
Native American	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2702
From 75 to 84	1968
85 and over	1252
Less than 65	950

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	238
breast procedures	396
CT scan	132
diagnostic imaging	52
musculoskeletal imaging	156
pelvic imaging	131
preventive care	264
spinal procedures	43
thoracic (chest) imaging	1628
ultrasound (sonogram)	392
vascular procedures	160
women's imaging	411
X-rays	2159

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1166
Female	1853

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2206
Black	168
Hispanic	304
Asian	251
Other	70
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1133
From 75 to 84	885
85 and over	558
Less than 65	443

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	177
breast procedures	551
CT scan	82
diagnostic imaging	76
musculoskeletal imaging	107
neck imaging	12
pelvic imaging	81
preventive care	331
spinal procedures	45
thoracic (chest) imaging	1424
ultrasound (sonogram)	418
vascular procedures	109
women's imaging	565
X-rays	1993

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	997
Female	1770

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1992
Black	175
Hispanic	256
Asian	255
Other	67
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1071
From 75 to 84	820
85 and over	487
Less than 65	389

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2018 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	293
breast procedures	456
CT scan	117
diagnostic imaging	52
musculoskeletal imaging	252
neck imaging	35
pelvic imaging	172
preventive care	296
spinal procedures	142
thoracic (chest) imaging	84
ultrasound (sonogram)	580
vascular procedures	98
women's imaging	505
X-rays	798

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1133
Female	1987

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2332
Black	168
Hispanic	269
Asian	267
Other	70
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1276
From 75 to 84	980
85 and over	442
Less than 65	422

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2018

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2019 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	488
breast procedures	295
CT scan	258
diagnostic imaging	31
musculoskeletal imaging	322
neck imaging	48
pelvic imaging	311
preventive care	198
spinal procedures	132
thoracic (chest) imaging	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	685
vascular procedures	119
women's imaging	351
X-rays	802

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1493
Female	2529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2980
Black	225
Hispanic	394
Asian	303
Other	98
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1612
From 75 to 84	1262
85 and over	616
Less than 65	532

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2020 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and women's imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	279
breast procedures	198
CT scan	137
diagnostic imaging	31
musculoskeletal imaging	174
neck imaging	39
pelvic imaging	142
preventive care	117
spinal procedures	151
thoracic (chest) imaging	100
ultrasound (sonogram)	483
vascular procedures	115
women's imaging	226
X-rays	537

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1190
Female	1775

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2241
Black	134
Hispanic	299
Asian	203
Other	68
Native American	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1145
From 75 to 84	936
85 and over	496
Less than 65	388

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2021 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	612
breast procedures	140
CT scan	350
diagnostic imaging	13
musculoskeletal imaging	390
neck imaging	88
pelvic imaging	329
preventive care	87
spinal procedures	348
thoracic (chest) imaging	250
ultrasound (sonogram)	855
vascular procedures	97
women's imaging	214
X-rays	927

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1612
Female	2512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3170
Black	170
Hispanic	346
Asian	290
Other	123
Native American	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1799
From 75 to 84	1324
85 and over	550
Less than 65	451

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA during 2022 were X-rays, ultrasound (sonogram), abdominal imaging and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	393
breast procedures	103
CT scan	218
musculoskeletal imaging	282
neck imaging	61
pelvic imaging	217
preventive care	79
spinal procedures	212
thoracic (chest) imaging	181
ultrasound (sonogram)	590
vascular procedures	76
women's imaging	155
X-rays	659

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1217
Female	1977

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2456
Black	128
Hispanic	254
Asian	238
Other	104
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1297
From 75 to 84	1132
85 and over	441
Less than 65	324

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD treated as a nuclear radiologist in Sacramento, CA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, ultrasound (sonogram) and women's imaging.

abdominal imaging	312
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
breast procedures	398
CT scan	152
diagnostic imaging	60
gastrointestinal procedures	18
hip imaging	215
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	347
neck imaging	42
pelvic imaging	195
preventive care	272
sinus imaging	13
spinal procedures	205
thoracic (chest) imaging	799
ultrasound (sonogram)	512
vascular procedures	93
women's imaging	436
X-rays	1694

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1229
Female	2062

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	186
Asian / Pacific Islander	325
Non-Hispanic White	2374
Native American / Alaskan Native	20
Hispanic	304
Other	80

**Age**
75 to 84	1005
85 and over	521
Less than 65	441
65 to 74	1323

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Radiology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Residency: University of Pennsylvania Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Radiology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Scott A. Foster, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sutter Health

SUTTER VALLEY MEDICAL FOUNDATION

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$425 Da Vinci Surgical System $425
Baxalta US Inc	$32 HYQVIA $32
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$21 Vascular $21

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$425
Food and Beverage	$54

Biography

Dr. Scott Foster is a specialist in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR), radiation oncology, and neuroradiology. He is professionally affiliated with Sutter Health. Dr. Foster attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania.

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