NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Banister

Internal Medicine Physician · Austin, TX

Michelle Banister is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1619210929, issued on Apr 4, 2013. Check the license (Texas Q7952, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1619210929
Name
Michelle Banister
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
Q7952 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX 78701
Phone
(512) 324-8355
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160824002156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2013
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 601 E 15TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joanne Adams, D.O.Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician1255396008
  2. Sikander Adeni, MDNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1417901240
  3. Milton Anderson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912962713
  4. Phyllis Barron, RN, APRN, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1598757791
  5. Stephen Bekanich, M.D.Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1578587770
  6. Todd Berger, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1164448429

Verify Michelle Banister in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

289 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Banister289
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
  2. Cephalexin15 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium14 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

  1. Usacs Integrated Acute Care Services OF Texas, PLLCKerrville, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michelle Banister among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Michelle Banister is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 66% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

606 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Austin

They are 606 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Swati Avashia, M.D.Austin, TX 787011740291319
  2. Teresa Coats, M.D.Austin, TX 787011992889844
  3. Jadranko Corak, M.D.Austin, TX 787011801960364
  4. Arshad Ghauri, M.D.Austin, TX 787011699849125
  5. Mark Hernandez, M.D.Austin, TX 787011093783490
  6. Celina Mankey, MDAustin, TX 787011427048149
  7. Tahir Mian, M.D.Austin, TX 787011679517015
  8. Lysbeth Miller, M.D.Austin, TX 787011285708305

Common questions

What is Michelle Banister's NPI number?

Michelle Banister's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619210929, issued on Apr 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Banister located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 E 15TH St, Austin, TX, 78701. Phone: (512) 324-8355. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Banister's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number Q7952, 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 Michelle Banister prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Banister had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.