NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chad E. Austin, MD

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Birmingham, AL

Chad E. Austin, MD is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Birmingham, Alabama, and NPI 1659581551, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 26711, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1659581551
Name
Chad E. Austin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License numbers
26711 AL
27611 AL
7222871-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
860 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL 35213
Phone
(205) 332-3160
Enumerated
May 22, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(866) 702-0880
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101115000979); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In Shreveport, 2005
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 860 Montclair RD

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

  1. Timothy Bullock, MDSurgery Physician1144295130
  2. Heather Christie, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548296577
  3. Jennifer Courtney, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1407987191
  4. Shannon Dunn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1154316743
  5. Audra Eason, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1174788970
  6. Frances Harbison, PHARM. D.Pharmacist1689911901

Verify Chad E. Austin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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: $43.06

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chad Austin$43.06
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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. Cypress Healthcare, LLCVestavia, AL

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

Chad E. Austin among 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama

Chad E. Austin, MD is one of 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 32% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 32% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2005 among the 15 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Alabama

There are 19 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Alabama.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Ryder, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352131255460135
  2. Edwin Kelsey, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352111932106895
  3. Charles Carnel, MDBirmingham, AL 352051023228624
  4. Robert Thomas, MDVestavia, AL 352431134339799
  5. Lisa Humphries, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352491669826525
  6. Mark Awoniyi, MDDecatur, AL 356011528180403
  7. Shelinder Aggarwal, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011891743654
  8. Saranya Nadella, MDHuntsville, AL 358011073567913

Common questions

What is Chad E. Austin, MD's NPI number?

Chad E. Austin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659581551, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chad E. Austin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 860 Montclair RD, Birmingham, AL, 35213. Phone: (205) 332-3160. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chad E. Austin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 26711, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. 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.

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.