NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO

Pediatrics Physician · Royal Oak, MI

Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Royal Oak, Michigan, and NPI 1538850318, issued on May 15, 2023. Check the license (Michigan 5151016217, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1538850318
Name
Austen Nicklaus Grooms
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
5151016217 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3535 West 13 Mile Road, LL - South Clinic, Royal Oak, MI 48073
Phone
(248) 551-3000
Enumerated
May 15, 2023
Record last updated
Sep 11, 2025
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

140 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Austen Grooms140
  2. Specialty average375

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.

Austen Nicklaus Grooms among 2,180 pediatrics physician records in Michigan

Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO is one of 2,180 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 38% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 38% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 11% of these records are
  • Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

89 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Royal Oak

They are 89 of the 3,887 NPPES records with a practice address in Royal Oak, and 2,180 pediatrics physician records in Michigan.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher BergsmanRoyal Oak, MI 480731497724439
  2. M Bassem Dekelbab, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731750376877
  3. Varsha Deshmukh, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731063592657
  4. Kalli Jo Doyle, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731417916818
  5. Susan Kessler, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731437170750
  6. Rita Patel, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731619194826
  7. Mark Roth, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731609927334
  8. Sulafa Roumayah-Elia, MDRoyal Oak, MI 480731659362226

Common questions

What is Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO's NPI number?

Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538850318, issued on May 15, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3535 West 13 Mile Road, LL - South Clinic, Royal Oak, MI, 48073. Phone: (248) 551-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO's license?

NPPES lists Michigan license number 5151016217, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Austen Nicklaus Grooms, DO had 140 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.