Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Union City, CA
Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Union City, California, and NPI 1417007238, issued on Jan 12, 2007. Check the license (California G54383, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Heidi Austin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- G54383 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3553 Whipple RD, Union City, CA 94587
- Phone
- (510) 454-1000
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00G543830 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110308000394); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina Heidi Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G54383Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of 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): 91 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: $38.62
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings 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
- Alameda Health SystemOakland, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina Heidi Austin among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 55% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Union City
They are 15 of the 1,006 NPPES records with a practice address in Union City, and 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417007238, issued on Jan 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3553 Whipple RD, Union City, CA, 94587. Phone: (510) 454-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G54383, 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 Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D. had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Kristina Heidi Austin, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91 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.