Clay A. Cauthen, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Austin, TX
Clay A. Cauthen, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1730396862, issued on May 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas P7256, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Clay A. Cauthen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- P7256 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 W 38TH St, Austin, TX 78705
- Phone
- (512) 681-0500
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Fax
- (512) 681-0501
- Medicaid IDs
- 322658103 TX
322658104 TX
322658102 TX
322658101 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130904000902); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Clay A. Cauthen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P7256Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Entresto113 claims
- Carvedilol102 claims
- Potassium Chloride86 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium83 claims
- Furosemide81 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate78 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): 72.5 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: $31.11
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Seton Family OF DoctorsAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Clay A. Cauthen among 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas
Clay A. Cauthen, MD is one of 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 99% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 17% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 99% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 77 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Texas
There are 83 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Texas.
All 83 in Texas → Every provider in Austin → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
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- Ishan KamatAustin, TX 787561871080622
- Jerome Thomas, MDAustin, TX 787561225133689
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Common questions
What is Clay A. Cauthen, MD's NPI number?
Clay A. Cauthen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730396862, issued on May 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Clay A. Cauthen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 W 38TH St, Austin, TX, 78705. Phone: (512) 681-0500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Clay A. Cauthen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P7256, 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.
How much does Clay A. Cauthen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Clay A. Cauthen, MD had 1,388 Medicare Part D claims for 125 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Clay A. Cauthen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.5 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.