Karen Harvey Austin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Asheville, NC
Karen Harvey Austin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1992859243, issued on Jan 23, 2007. Check the license on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Harvey Austin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 040601 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1100 Tunnel RD, Asheville, NC 28805
- Phone
- (828) 296-4422
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 6, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 299-2550
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Harvey Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical BoardCheck 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 family medicine physician in 2024
358 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin31 claims
- Lisinopril21 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
- Losartan Potassium16 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl16 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate15 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.
Karen Harvey Austin among 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina
Karen Harvey Austin, M.D. is one of 4,953 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 79% 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 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2008 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
243 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Asheville
They are 243 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 4,953 family medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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Common questions
What is Karen Harvey Austin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Karen Harvey Austin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992859243, issued on Jan 23, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Harvey Austin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1100 Tunnel RD, Asheville, NC, 28805. Phone: (828) 296-4422. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Harvey Austin, M.D.'s license?
Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Karen Harvey Austin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Harvey Austin, M.D. had 358 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.