Audra Puffer
Family Nurse Practitioner · Austin, TX
Audra Puffer is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1205311719, issued on Oct 1, 2018. Check the license (Texas AP138038, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Audra Puffer
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- AP138038 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12731 Research Blvd Ste 301C, Austin, TX 78759
- Phone
- (512) 827-7742
- Enumerated
- Oct 1, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181120002407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12731 Research Blvd Ste 301C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Audra Puffer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP138038Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,655 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium116 claims
- Eliquis114 claims
- Ipratropium-Albuterol83 claims
- Gabapentin82 claims
- Mirtazapine74 claims
- Potassium Chloride69 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $464.18
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Austin Geriatric Specialists PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Audra Puffer among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Audra Puffer is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 42% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
876 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Austin
They are 876 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Audra Puffer's NPI number?
Audra Puffer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205311719, issued on Oct 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Audra Puffer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12731 Research Blvd Ste 301C, Austin, TX, 78759. Phone: (512) 827-7742. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Audra Puffer's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP138038, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Audra Puffer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Audra Puffer had 2,655 Medicare Part D claims for 168 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.