Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Austin, TX
Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1003019092, issued on Jun 7, 2007. Check the license (Texas P0832, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristen Michelle Hawthorne
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- P0832 TX
243348 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2610 S IH 35, Austin, TX 78704
- Phone
- (512) 443-9715
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (512) 443-9845
- Medicaid ID
- 285890401 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111024000546); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2610 S IH 35
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Scott Kelly, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1811126105
- Dana RamseyCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1083035968
- Nadja Torres, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1023058617
Verify Kristen Michelle Hawthorne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license P0832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,994 Medicare Part D claims for 1,243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate746 claims
- Latanoprost735 claims
- Ofloxacin617 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol538 claims
- Timolol Maleate264 claims
- Erythromycin251 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $971.85
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight 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
- Howerton Eye Clinic, PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristen Michelle Hawthorne among 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas
Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D. is one of 1,514 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 81% 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 52% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2003 among the 1,052 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,514 ophthalmology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Berkowitz, M.D.Austin, TX 787041093743056
- Richard Briggs, M.D.Austin, TX 787041699740712
- Scott Kelly, M.D.Austin, TX 787041811126105
- Nadja Torres, M.D.Austin, TX 787041023058617
- James Dooner, MDAustin, TX 787051962474643
- Shelley Ghafoori, MDAustin, TX 787051588788830
- Clio Harper, MDAustin, TX 787051013989706
- Russell Hayhurst, M.D.Austin, TX 787051609861897
Common questions
What is Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003019092, issued on Jun 7, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2610 S IH 35, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 443-9715. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number P0832, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D. had 4,994 Medicare Part D claims for 1,243 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristen Michelle Hawthorne, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.