Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Spindale, NC
Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Spindale, North Carolina, and NPI 1164537478, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 5015859, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kimberley M. Austin
- Credential
- PMHNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 5015859 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 187 W Main St, Spindale, NC 28160
- Phone
- (828) 288-2881
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- Fax
- (828) 288-2883
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220801003019); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kimberley M. Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5015859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
1,585 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl102 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er99 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate97 claims
- Lamotrigine84 claims
- Trazodone Hcl68 claims
- Alprazolam58 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Blue Ridge Community Health Services, Inc.Waynesville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kimberley M. Austin among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% 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 under 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · under 1% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2021 among the 834 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Spindale
They are 4 of the 98 NPPES records with a practice address in Spindale, and 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 1,491 in North Carolina → Every provider in Spindale → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rhonda Cartee, PMHNP-BCSpindale, NC 281601730159864
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- Shannen Lewis, PMHNPStanfield, NC 281631518831064
- Bria Coles, PMHNPTroutman, NC 281661588484422
- Elizabeth Lemons, PMHNPShelby, NC 281521427632710
- Ashley Navey, PMHNP-BCShelby, NC 281521104294230
- Roslyn Braggs, PMHNPShelby, NC 281501912833740
Common questions
What is Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?
Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164537478, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 187 W Main St, Spindale, NC, 28160. Phone: (828) 288-2881. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5015859, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kimberley M. Austin, PMHNP-BC had 1,585 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.