NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Medical Physician Assistant NPI 1568085231 PA-C
Verify on CMS → Austin Combs, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant in Saint Louis, Missouri.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 40,694 in Medical Physician Assistant, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
770
Medicare Part D claims · 452 beneficiaries · Medical Physician Assistant avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
94%
generic claims · 4% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
54.7/100
▼ 29 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$19.33
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Austin Combs, PA-C reported a CMS MIPS final score of 54.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 770 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 54.7/100
- MIPS score · -29 vs avg
- 770
- Part D claims, 2024
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- $19.33
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Austin Combs, PA-C
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1568085231), first enumerated 05/28/2020.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 770 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 54.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$19.33 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1568085231 · Medical Physician Assistant
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-LOW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1568085231
- ENUM-RECENT 2020
- TAX-MID 41K Medical Physician
- MIPS-LOW 54.7/100
- RX-LIGHT 770
- BOOK-THIN 338 in Missouri
- PHOTO-FINISH Jennifer Bisson, PA-C · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Kaitlyn Beckham,…
Kaitlyn Beckham, PA-C
54.5 MIPS pts
- Combs · this pro…
Combs · this provider
54.7 MIPS pts
- Jennifer Bisson,…
Jennifer Bisson, PA-C
54.7 MIPS pts
- Gary Mousseau, P…
Gary Mousseau, PA-C
54.7 MIPS pts
- Kaitlin Connelly…
Kaitlin Connelly, PA-C
54.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Austin Combs, PA-C's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
55 ≥ 5th percentile 5% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Austin Combs, PA-C sits
This provider among medical physician assistant peers
Across the 7,147 medical physician assistant providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Austin Combs, PA-C writes more Part D claims than 69% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 3% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one medical physician assistant peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Austin Combs, PA-C. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
What does the federal data show about Austin Combs, PA-C?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Medical Physician Assistant
Medicare Part D claims
770 32% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
54.7/100 28.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Missouri
How Medical Physician Assistant compares to other specialties among Missouri providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Austin Combs, PA-C's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Medical Physician Assistant national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 54.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1568085231 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Medical Physician Assistant |
| Credentials | PA-C |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/28/2020 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
54.7226
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
47.4381
Quality
84.9707
Cost
0
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Austin Combs, PA-C bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Tauc IL PC
O Fallon, IL
Total Access Urgent Care PC
Saint Louis, MO
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Austin Combs, PA-C. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$19
Largest payer
PFIZER INC.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Austin Combs, PA-C - brand share 4.0%
Medical Physician Assistant average
4% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 770 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
770
Total Claims
$13K
Total Drug Cost
452
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 783.667
- Total Day Supply
- 8,223
- Brand vs Generic
- 4% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $1K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $5K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 332
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.16
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 66, 65-74: 229, 75-84: 126, 85+: 31
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Austin Combs, PA-C prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisone
Prednisone
155 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavul…
Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass
96 claims
- Azithromycin
Azithromycin
88 claims
- Fluticasone Propio… 44
Fluticasone Propionate
44 claims
- Doxycycline Monohy… 39
Doxycycline Monohydrate
39 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 36
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl
36 claims
- Cephalexin 28
Cephalexin
28 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl 22
Ciprofloxacin Hcl
22 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 155 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 96 |
| Azithromycin | 88 |
| Fluticasone Propionate | 44 |
| Doxycycline Monohydrate | 39 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 36 |
| Cephalexin | 28 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 22 |
| Amoxicillin | 21 |
| Paxlovid Nirmatrelvir/Ritonavir | 21 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Medical Physician Assistant Overview
How Austin Combs, PA-C fits within the Medical Physician Assistant landscape nationally.
40,694
Medical Physician Assistant Providers in US
55
States with Medical Physician Assistant
1,139
Avg Claims per Provider
Austin Combs, PA-C's 770 claims are below the specialty average of 1,139.
Nationwide Medical Physician Assistant peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Combs, both outside Missouri so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (54.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2020)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Medical Physician Assistant Providers in Missouri
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Missouri, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Combs.
One of 338 Medical Physician Assistant providers enrolled in Missouri, 5 are shown here.
Jennifer Acosta
PA-C
Springfield, MO
Mustafa Ahmed
Saint Louis, MO
Siena Andrus
PA-C
Springfield, MO
Karen Anghel
PA-C
Independence, MO
Andrea Applegate
PA-C
Springfield, MO
Compare Medical Physician Assistant nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Austin Combs, PA-C's specialty? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C specializes in Medical Physician Assistant and practices in Saint Louis, Missouri. Credentials: PA-C.
How much does Austin Combs, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Austin Combs, PA-C wrote 770 Medicare Part D claims totaling $13K in drug costs for 452 beneficiaries.
What is Austin Combs, PA-C's Medicare quality score? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 54.7/100 (Quality: 47.4, Cost: 85). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Austin Combs, PA-C located? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C is located at 9556 MANCHESTER RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63119. Phone: (314) 373-5740.
What is Austin Combs, PA-C's NPI number? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568085231, issued on 05/28/2020.
Does Austin Combs, PA-C prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C's prescribing is 4% brand-name and 94% generic drugs by claim count, with $1K in brand drug costs.
How many Medical Physician Assistant providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 40,694 Medical Physician Assistant providers across 55 states in the US. The average Medical Physician Assistant provider writes 1,139 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Austin Combs, PA-C prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Austin Combs, PA-C's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass, Azithromycin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Austin Combs, PA-C accept Medicare? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C appears in CMS Medicare data with 770 Part D claims and 452 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Austin Combs, PA-C's credentials? ▼
Austin Combs, PA-C's NPI is 1568085231 with credentials PA-C. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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