Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Dr. Heidi Leigh Foster, MD

Individual provider Dermatology Physician · NPI 1790841989

Dr. Heidi Leigh Foster, MD practises Dermatology in Orono, Minnesota. Graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with Skin Care Doctors PA, a 7-clinician group, works from 5 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Minnesota.

Years since qualifying
25
Trained at
University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Licensed in
MN
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2765 Kelley Pkwy Ste 100
Orono, MN 55356-5801
Phone: (612) 293-7822
Fax: (612) 230-8769
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Additional practice locations (4)

  • 5109 36th Ave N, Crystal, MN 55422-2007 — (612) 293-7822
  • 9825 Hospital Dr Ste 300, Maple Grove, MN 55369-4768 — (612) 293-7822
  • 50 Central Ave, Osseo, MN 55369-1241 — (612) 293-7822
  • 15655 37th Ave N Ste 100, Plymouth, MN 55446-4003 — (612) 293-7822

Specialties & licences

Dermatology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207N00000X · Licence 47503 (MN)

Record details

NPI number1790841989
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 29, 2006
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 4, 2026
Certification dateFebruary 4, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyDERMATOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2001 (25 years in practice)
Group practice Skin Care Doctors Pa — 7 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations3 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of skin lesions 352 times · 84th percentile
Skin biopsy 89 times · 75th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 16 times · 71st percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 21 times · 71st percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients123
Services billed 1,176 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $185 11 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Colleagues at Skin Care Doctors PA

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 7 clinicians in the practice; 5 are shown here.