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Edit this profileWhere to find Corey G. Foster, MD
- Lake Charles location main office
600 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601 - Sulphur location
703 Cypress St Ste A, Sulphur, LA 70663
About Dr. Foster
Corey G. Foster, MD is a healthcare provider in Lake Charles, LA specializing in cardiovascular disease. Corey trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 2006. Medicare claims data shows Corey provided 12,302 services to 5,385 patients. The services billed most often include remote monitoring of physiologic parameters, initial supply of devices with daily recordings or programmed alerts transmission, each 30 days, management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, first 20 minutes, and management using the results of remote vital sign monitoring per calendar month, each additional 20 minutes. This provider record is associated with NPI 1669693867.
Factual summary compiled by Guide.md from public records; not written by this provider.
Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Medicare information
Exactly as CMS reports it (National Downloadable File, Opt-Out Affidavits, Order & Referring). Not an insurance directory; confirm coverage with the office.
Contact Information
- (337) 436-3813
- Email not available
Practice Locations
600 DR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR
Lake Charles, LA 70601
703 Cypress St Ste A
Sulphur, LA 70663
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Specialized cardiovascular care
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Procedures & services
Advanced imaging
- Cardiac computed tomography
- Coronary artery calcium scan
- Transesophageal echocardiogram
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Nuclear cardiac stress imaging
Catheter-based diagnosis and treatment
Heart & circulation
Life Support
Office and noninvasive testing
- Cardiology consultation
- Exercise stress test
- Pharmacologic cardiac stress test
- Stress echocardiogram
- Transthoracic echocardiogram
- Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
Structural heart
Most searched procedures
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
- Biventricular Pacemaker (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
- Implantable Loop Recorder (Cardiac Monitor Implant)
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
- Radiofrequency ablation
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
12,302 services · 5,385 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan | Imaging | 78431 |
196 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | Treatment | 93010 |
863 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
434 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | Treatment | 93356 |
329 | More than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system or implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93296 |
319 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system, remote up to 30 days | Treatment | 93297 |
212 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with supervision and review by physician | Treatment | 93015 |
200 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93294 |
186 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
147 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | Treatment | 93295 |
135 | More often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Other cardiologists at this location 2
Same specialty, same street address — most likely the same department or group.
Related specialists at this location 3
Clinically related specialties at the same address — the people this provider most likely works alongside.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
More connections — 29 related providers in 4 groups
Other cardiologists in Lake Charles 6
Same specialty, same city.
Trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 2006 at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan 7
Providers in LA who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Dr. Foster specialize in?
Dr. Foster is a cardiologist in Lake Charles, LA. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Cardiovascular Disease”.
NPI registry
Where is Dr. Foster located?
Dr. Foster is listed at 600 Dr Michael Debakey Dr, Lake Charles, LA 70601. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Dr. Foster's phone number?
The number on file is (337) 436-3813. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
What is the NPI for Dr. Foster?
Dr. Foster's National Provider Identifier is 1669693867. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Dr. Foster go to medical school?
Dr. Foster attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans, graduating in 2006. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How much experience does Dr. Foster have?
Dr. Foster has 20 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 2006, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Dr. Foster do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Foster performs imaging including nuclear medicine studies of blood flow in heart muscle at rest and with stress with concurrent ct scan; provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only and ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Is Dr. Foster's profile verified?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Foster. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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