NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Austin Fares

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Fort Cavazos, TX

Austin Fares is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Fort Cavazos, Texas, and NPI 1700382496, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (Texas U2194, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1700382496
Name
Austin Fares
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
U2194 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
590 Medical Center Road, Fort Cavazos, TX 76544
Phone
(254) 288-8000
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2018
Record last updated
Aug 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240513000378); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 590 Medical Center Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. David Ahn, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1952836678
  2. Santiago Amparan, LCSWClinical Social Worker1811725104
  3. Erickson Andrews, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1881154300
  4. Jason Ausman, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1740717081
  5. Rebecca Barrera, RNAdministrator Registered Nurse1841094596
  6. Kate Barron Michel, DO, MPHObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285877027

Verify Austin Fares in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $864.23

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Austin Fares$864
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Texas Specialty PhysiciansPalestine, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Austin Fares among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Austin Fares is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Erickson Andrews, MDFort Cavazos, TX 765441881154300
  2. Benjamin Childs, MDFort Hood, TX 765441548827793
  3. Lydia Coffman, MDFort Hood, TX 765441316045917
  4. Anthony Gavalas, MDFort Hood, TX 765441114544830
  5. Craig Kampfer, MDFort Hood, TX 765441659731362
  6. Kayleigh Renfro, MDFort Hood, TX 765441962085126
  7. Patrick Rushford, MDFort Cavazos, TX 765441639664378
  8. Joseph Cohn, M.D.Harker Heights, TX 765481881604072

Common questions

What is Austin Fares's NPI number?

Austin Fares's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700382496, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Austin Fares located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 590 Medical Center Road, Fort Cavazos, TX, 76544. Phone: (254) 288-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Austin Fares's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U2194, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.

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