Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Forest City, NC
Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Forest City, North Carolina, and NPI 1841742608, issued on Oct 27, 2016. Check the license (North Carolina 5009065, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin Hamrick Austin
- Credential
- NP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 5009065 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 281 E Main St, Forest City, NC 28043
- Phone
- (828) 245-6400
- Enumerated
- Oct 27, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 245-3838
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170109000886); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 281 E Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- John Bennett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033189717
- Loretta Dickson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1376513523
- Patrick Esposito, MDFamily Medicine Physician1922078823
- Mary Goodwin, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265737241
- Laura Hillard, DOFamily Medicine Physician1750022315
- Ryan Spurlin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1508372137
Verify Kristin Hamrick 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 5009065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,123 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 135 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate216 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium192 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium186 claims
- Omeprazole173 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium134 claims
- Lisinopril122 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: $474.21
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Med First Immediate Care And Family Practice PAAlbemarle, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
27 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Forest City
They are 27 of the 253 NPPES records with a practice address in Forest City, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 27 in Forest City → All 6,631 in North Carolina → Every provider in Forest City →
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- Sude Abdulahi, NPWake Forest, NC1538673470
- Alyssa Abernathy, FNP-CBurlington, NC1104574920
- Lea Abernathy, FNP-BCSpindale, NC1063582658
- Natalie Abernathy, FNP-CConnelly Springs, NC1477128486
- Cheryl Abersold, DNP, FNPElkin, NC1003457623
- Yelena Abitol, APRNMonroe, NC1194202432
Common questions
What is Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C's NPI number?
Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841742608, issued on Oct 27, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 281 E Main St, Forest City, NC, 28043. Phone: (828) 245-6400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5009065, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin Hamrick Austin, NP-C had 5,123 Medicare Part D claims for 553 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.