Fernando H. Austin, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Fountain Valley, CA
Fernando H. Austin, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Fountain Valley, California, and NPI 1174527774, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (California A30459, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fernando H. Austin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- A30459 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9940 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- Phone
- (714) 964-6229
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (714) 378-6233
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fernando H. Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A30459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
81 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole12 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: $479.48
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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.
Fernando H. Austin among 2,140 gastroenterology physician records in California
Fernando H. Austin, MD is one of 2,140 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2012 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Fernando H. Austin, MD's NPI number?
Fernando H. Austin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174527774, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fernando H. Austin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9940 Talbert Ave, Fountain Valley, CA, 92708. Phone: (714) 964-6229. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fernando H. Austin, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A30459, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fernando H. Austin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fernando H. Austin, MD had 81 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.