Austen Daniel Hufton, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Louisville, KY
Austen Daniel Hufton, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1174938310, issued on Jun 26, 2014. Check the license on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Austen Daniel Hufton
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 2021013046 MO
298826 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3 Audubon Plaza Dr Ste 560, Louisville, KY 40217
- Phone
- (502) 636-8004
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2014
- Record last updated
- Apr 26, 2023
- Fax
- (502) 636-8384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231005002822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3 Audubon Plaza Dr Ste 560
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Austin, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1659989226
- Alexandria Bassler, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1770262032
- Sarah Blanchard, PA-CPhysician Assistant1073081832
- Steven Etoch, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1669541066
- Steven Faddis, PAPhysician Assistant1821691627
- Megan Ferrell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1184143778
Verify Austen Daniel Hufton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical LicensureCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl35 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
- Celecoxib11 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,091.55
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Austen Daniel Hufton among 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky
Austen Daniel Hufton, MD is one of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 86% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2000 among the 79 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Kentucky
There are 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky.
All 109 in Kentucky → Every provider in Louisville → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Steven Etoch, MDLouisville, KY 402171669541066
- Kevin Graham, M.D.Louisville, KY 402171346653656
- George Mikos, MDLouisville, KY 402171972564268
- Steven Peterson, M.D.Louisville, KY 402171265454490
- David Rosenbaum, MDLouisville, KY 402171558565333
- Issam Yared, M.D.Louisville, KY 402171962552240
- Lawrence Goldberg, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151982608543
- Aaron Lucas, M.D.Louisville, KY 402151669485694
Common questions
What is Austen Daniel Hufton, MD's NPI number?
Austen Daniel Hufton, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174938310, issued on Jun 26, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Austen Daniel Hufton, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3 Audubon Plaza Dr Ste 560, Louisville, KY, 40217. Phone: (502) 636-8004. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Austen Daniel Hufton, MD's license?
Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Austen Daniel Hufton, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Austen Daniel Hufton, MD had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Austen Daniel Hufton, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.