Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Nicholas Austin, PA

Physician Assistant · Longview, WA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
1706 WASHINGTON WAY, Longview, WA 98632
3604230390
In practice since 2019 (6 years)
NPI: 1063069383 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Austin from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Austin

Dr. Nicholas Austin is a physician assistant in Longview, WA, with 6 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Austin performed 48 Medicare services across 45 unique beneficiaries.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Austin received a total of $5,813 from 54 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 325 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. 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. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 6 years in practice ▲ 48 Medicare services $5,813 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary

Medicare Utilization ↗
48
Medicare services
Bottom 18% in WA for physician assistant
Lower Medicare volume may reflect subspecialty focus, hospital-based work, or a higher share of non-Medicare patients.
45
Unique beneficiaries
$54
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~8 Medicare services per year of practice

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)
A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
 36 $69 $198
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
 12 $8 $12
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$5,813
Total received (2021-2024)
Avg $1,453/year across 4 years
Top 3% in WA for physician assistant
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
54
Companies
325
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment profile

Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.

Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$5,813 (100.0%)

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,692
2023
$970
2022
$1,217
2021
$1,935

Payments by company (2024)

Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$206
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$183
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$150
Novo Nordisk Inc
$146
ABBVIE INC.
$135
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$125
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$90
PFIZER INC.
$85
Amgen Inc.
$81
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$56
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$49
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$40
Abbott Laboratories
$40
Echosens North America, Inc.
$24
Exact Sciences Corporation
$24
Lundbeck LLC
$23
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$23
Boston Scientific Corporation
$22
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$21
Radius Health, Inc.
$21
Eisai Inc.
$19
Electromed, Inc.
$19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$17
Lilly USA, LLC
$17
Grifols USA, LLC
$16
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$14
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$14
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$14
Top 3 companies account for 31.9% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2021-2024) ›
Novo Nordisk Inc
$441
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$432
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
$424
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$393
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$347
Lilly USA, LLC
$328
ABBVIE INC.
$294
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$247
PFIZER INC.
$232
Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$214
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$212
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$205
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$164
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$156
Amgen Inc.
$139
AbbVie Inc.
$122
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
$118
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$95
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$84
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$80
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
$76
Grifols USA, LLC
$71
Lundbeck LLC
$67
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$65
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$57
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$49
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$49
Mylan Specialty L.P.
$48
Exact Sciences Corporation
$43
ARBOR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$42
ITI, Inc.
$41
Abbott Laboratories
$40
Electromed, Inc.
$31
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$31
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$31
Corium, LLC
$25
Echosens North America, Inc.
$24
Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC
$23
Boston Scientific Corporation
$22
Radius Health, Inc.
$21
Seqirus USA Inc
$21
Eisai Inc.
$19
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$19
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$19
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.
$18
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
$17
IDORSIA PHARMACEUTICALS US INC
$17
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$14
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$14
Bardy Diagnostics, Inc.
$14
Nevro Corp.
$14
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$14
CMP Pharma, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 22.3% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
AIRSUPRA · ARALAST · AREXVY · Azstarys · BELSOMRA · BREZTRI · CAPLYTA · CAROSPIR · COMIRNATY · CREON · Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · Cologuard Collection Kit · DUPIXENT · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMGALITY · ENTRESTO · Edarbi · Edarbyclor · FARXIGA · FASENRA · FLUCELVAX QUADRIVALENT · FibroScan · GEMTESA · GLASSIA · GVOKE HYPOPEN · INJECTAFER · Inpefa · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LINZESS · LOKELMA · LONHALA MAGNAIR · LYUMJEV · Leqembi · MITRACLIP · MOUNJARO · NEXLETOL · NURTEC ODT · OFEV · ONGENTYS 50MG CAPSULES 30 · OPSUMIT · Otezla · Ozempic · PREMARIN · Ponvory · Prolastin-C Liquid · QULIPTA · QUVIVIQ · RELISTOR · REXULTI · RYBELSUS · Rybelsus · SHINGRIX · SMARTVEST · SOLIQUA 100/33 · SPIRIVA RESPIMAT · SPRAVATO · STIOLTO RESPIMAT · Saxenda · Senza · TOUJEO · TRADJENTA · TRELEGY ELLIPTA · TRULICITY · Tymlos · UBRELVY · VOQUEZNA · VRAYLAR · VYVANSE · Vascepa · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN Access System · Wegovy · XARELTO · XIFAXAN · YUPELRI · ZORYVE
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →

Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for physician assistant in WA.

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Geographic Context

Physician assistants within 10 mi
41
Per 100K population
36.8
County median income
$72,932
Nearest hospital
PEACEHEALTH ST JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Austin is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 3% of WA peers.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Austin experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Austin performed 36 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Austin receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Austin received a total of $5,813 from 54 companies across 325 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Austin's costs compare to other physician assistants in Longview?
Dr. Austin's average Medicare payment per service is $54. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Austin) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →

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About this page

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.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Payments from industry are legal and do not indicate wrongdoing. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →