Dr. Alexander Austin, M.D.
What this data tells you about Dr. Austin
Dr. Alexander Austin is a family medicine in Sarasota, FL, with 15 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Austin performed 5,598 Medicare services across 4,235 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Austin received a total of $4,016 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 120 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in family medicine. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Austin is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 921 | $87 | $218 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 537 | $8 | $14 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 442 | $8 | $22 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 426 | $10 | $30 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 336 | $55 | $150 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 334 | $16 | $48 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 319 | $13 | $38 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 192 | $126 | $235 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 171 | $10 | $28 |
| Automated urinalysis | 167 | $2 | $7 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 145 | $9 | $25 |
| Annual depression screening | 144 | $18 | $36 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 121 | $3 | $9 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 87 | $128 | $294 |
| Prostate cancer screening; prostate specific antigen test (psa) | 84 | $19 | $51 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 80 | $15 | $43 |
| Vitamin D level test | 76 | $29 | $81 |
| Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit | 73 | $162 | $347 |
| Thyroxine (thyroid chemical), total | 71 | $7 | $20 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 66 | $6 | $14 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 66 | $5 | $14 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 58 | $3 | $8 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 53 | $30 | $51 |
| Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg | 53 | $0 | $2 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 49 | $282 | $529 |
| Iron level test | 46 | $6 | $18 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 43 | $10 | $41 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity | 40 | $214 | $487 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 38 | $9 | $24 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 32 | $10 | $51 |
| Stool analysis for blood, by fecal hemoglobin determination by immunoassay | 31 | $16 | $44 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 28 | $150 | $368 |
| Removal of impacted ear wax | 27 | $35 | $107 |
| Basic metabolic blood panel | 22 | $8 | $24 |
| Uric acid level test | 22 | $4 | $13 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 22 | $94 | $334 |
| Magnesium level test | 21 | $7 | $18 |
| Kidney function blood test panel | 20 | $9 | $25 |
| Folic acid level test | 18 | $14 | $42 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 18 | $72 | $140 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 18 | $30 | $50 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 16 | $18 | $53 |
| C-reactive protein test (inflammation marker) | 15 | $5 | $15 |
| Amylase (enzyme) level | 13 | $6 | $19 |
| Lipase (fat enzyme) level | 13 | $7 | $20 |
| Blood creatinine level | 12 | $5 | $15 |
| Sed rate test (inflammation marker) | 12 | $3 | $8 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (70%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
3.1 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Austin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 5% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 13%), with 15 years of practice experience.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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