Duane F. Austin, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · West Hartford, CT
Duane F. Austin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in West Hartford, Connecticut, and NPI 1477654838, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Connecticut 029018, as entered in NPPES) on the Connecticut Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Duane F. Austin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 029018 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 639 Park RD, West Hartford, CT 06107
- Phone
- (860) 521-9230
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (860) 521-1709
- Medicaid ID
- 1290189 CT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110912000007); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 639 Park RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Duane F. Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersConnecticut Medical Examining Board
Search for license 029018Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate281 claims
- Ofloxacin218 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine191 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth182 claims
- Latanoprost171 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone121 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $291.24
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Connecticut Eye Center, P.C.West Hartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Duane F. Austin among 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut
Duane F. Austin, M.D. is one of 336 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Connecticut. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 35% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Connecticut
There are 336 ophthalmology physician records in Connecticut.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Christopher Orr, M.D.West Hartford, CT 061071871906206
- Herbert Becker, MDHartford, CT 061061801852314
- Jehangir Durrani, MDEast Hartford, CT 061081083610323
- Paul Gaudio, M.D.Hartford, CT 061061942271895
Common questions
What is Duane F. Austin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Duane F. Austin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477654838, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Duane F. Austin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 639 Park RD, West Hartford, CT, 06107. Phone: (860) 521-9230. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Duane F. Austin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 029018, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut Medical Examining Board at https://www.elicense.ct.gov/Lookup/LicenseLookup.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Duane F. Austin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Duane F. Austin, M.D. had 1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 484 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.