Laura Alyce Austin, O.D.
Optometrist · Fayetteville, AR
Laura Alyce Austin, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and NPI 1689697864, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2572, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Alyce Austin
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2572 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 571 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Fayetteville, AR 72701
- Phone
- (479) 527-0100
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 3, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (479) 527-0102
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070824000039); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Alyce Austin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 2572Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
69 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost33 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: $41.69
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Oyster Point Pharma, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Laura Alyce Austin among 531 optometrist records in Arkansas
Laura Alyce Austin, O.D. is one of 531 optometrist records with a practice address in Arkansas. 80% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2008 among the 382 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
52 optometrist records list a practice address in Fayetteville
They are 52 of the 3,890 NPPES records with a practice address in Fayetteville, and 531 optometrist records in Arkansas.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert MartinFayetteville, AR 727011619087939
- Holly Williams, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727011982748851
- Elizabeth Williams, ODFayetteville, AR 727011982520169
- Holly Andersen, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031578513461
- Nick Banks, ODFayetteville, AR 727031861476707
- Terri Miller, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031104849769
- Tamara Morris, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031376594556
- Rebecca Moser, O.D.Fayetteville, AR 727031942224324
Common questions
What is Laura Alyce Austin, O.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Alyce Austin, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689697864, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Alyce Austin, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 571 W Martin Luther King Blvd, Fayetteville, AR, 72701. Phone: (479) 527-0100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Alyce Austin, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2572, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura Alyce Austin, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Alyce Austin, O.D. had 69 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.