NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erle Harris Austin, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Louisville, KY

Erle Harris Austin, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1710926290, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Kentucky 26842, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1710926290
Name
Erle Harris Austin
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
26842 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202
Phone
(502) 583-8383
Enumerated
Jun 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 14, 2026
Fax
(502) 561-2190
Medicaid IDs
100347410 IN
64268428 KY
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 Abraham Flexner Way

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

  1. Syed Abbas, MDInternal Medicine Physician1285081398
  2. Suresh Alankar, MDVascular Surgery Physician1669404265
  3. Abdulmajeed Aljuhiman, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1730735556
  4. Sawsan Almasri, PAPhysician Assistant1235896572
  5. Forest Arnold, DOInfectious Disease Physician1134119472
  6. Ellen Bischoff, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1942789532

Verify Erle Harris Austin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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: $107.37

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Erle Austin$107.37
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Erle Harris Austin among 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky

Erle Harris Austin, M.D. is one of 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 86% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 109 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Kentucky.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ronald Barbie, MDLouisville, KY 402021821004367
  2. Roy Bowling, MDLouisville, KY 402021871525865
  3. Matthew Fox, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021861513541
  4. Brian Ganzel, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021447206826
  5. William Hymes, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021770534232
  6. Brian Kogon, MDLouisville, KY 402021811086515
  7. Deborah Kozik, DOLouisville, KY 402021477609154
  8. Anna Meyer, M.D.Louisville, KY 402021649571159

Common questions

What is Erle Harris Austin, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erle Harris Austin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710926290, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erle Harris Austin, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY, 40202. Phone: (502) 583-8383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erle Harris Austin, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 26842, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. 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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