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Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD

(Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

6405 France Avenue S Suite W200
Edina, MN 55435

(952) 924-9005

Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD is a cardiologist in Edina, MN specializing in adult cardiology. Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD is affiliated with M Health Fairview.

Office Locations

6405 France Avenue S Suite W200
Edina, MN 55435

(952) 924-9005

(952) 924-0330

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

brain natriuretic peptide test

cardiac imaging

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Minnesota, Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD performed more ALT (SGPT) test, blood draw, blood tests, lipid profile, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) test, and cardiac imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

inpatient hospital care

ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

spectral Doppler echocardiography

transesophageal echocardiography

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2012, Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD had a list price for color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, spectral Doppler echocardiography, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. 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. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2012 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	198
cardiac procedures	285
doctor visit	478
hospital care	148
inpatient care	148
lab tests	399
preventive care	108
stress testing	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	233

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2013 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
blood draw	195
cardiac procedures	314
doctor visit	434
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lab tests	383
preventive care	81
stress testing	52
ultrasound (sonogram)	266

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	446
Female	399

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	801
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	231
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2014 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	144
cardiac procedures	302
doctor visit	263
hospital care	65
inpatient care	65
lab tests	281
preventive care	70
stress testing	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	258

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	602
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	168
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2015 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	89
cardiac procedures	303
doctor visit	226
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
lab tests	271
preventive care	82
stress testing	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	260

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1088
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	394
85 and over	310
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	70
cardiac procedures	363
doctor visit	202
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
lab tests	269
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	65
stress testing	65
ultrasound (sonogram)	313

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	345
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	163
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	52
cardiac procedures	384
doctor visit	231
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
lab tests	299
minimally invasive procedures	17
preventive care	72
stress testing	55
ultrasound (sonogram)	346

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	165
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
cardiac procedures	347
doctor visit	226
hospital care	89
inpatient care	89
lab tests	315
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	70
stress testing	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	309

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	148
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	116
cardiac procedures	631
doctor visit	324
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
lab tests	608
minimally invasive procedures	21
preventive care	128
stress testing	108
ultrasound (sonogram)	546

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	568
Female	541

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1028
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	358
From 75 to 84	397
85 and over	263
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	82
cardiac procedures	427
doctor visit	217
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97
lab tests	316
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	78
stress testing	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	404

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	432
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	753
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	190
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	269
cardiac procedures	583
doctor visit	325
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
minimally invasive procedures	12
stress testing	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	543

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	887
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	227
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2022 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	316
cardiac procedures	502
doctor visit	321
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lab tests	503
preventive care	140
stress testing	60
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	455

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	464
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	855
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	213
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN during 2023 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	289
cardiac procedures	504
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	294
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
lab tests	562
minimally invasive procedures	16
preventive care	151
stress testing	43
thyroid function tests	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	461

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	426
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	329
85 and over	205
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD treated as a cardiologist in Edina, MN were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

ambulatory monitoring	15
blood draw	158
cardiac procedures	412
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	295
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
lab tests	382
minimally invasive procedures	14
preventive care	95
stress testing	55
thyroid function tests	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	366

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	711
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	279
85 and over	190
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	229

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	35
Cancer	12
Dementia	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in Minnesota.

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karl Foster-Smith, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

M Health Fairview

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$48 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $48
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$42 CRM $42
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$30 $30
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$28 ELIQUIS $28
United Therapeutics Corporation	$25 REMODULIN $12	ORENITRAM $12
Other	$91 Amplia MRI $14	XARELTO $13	Lexiscan $12	Definity $11	NORTHERA $11	Other $30

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$264

Biography

Dr. Karl Foster-Smith is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Edina, MN. He is affiliated with the University of Minnesota Physicians and M Health Fairview. Dr. Foster-Smith has received professional recognition including the following: Mpls.St.Paul Magazine s Top Doctors; Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Top Doctors; and Mpls.St.Paul Magazine Super Doctors.