Paul A. Playfair, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Austin, TX
Paul A. Playfair, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1174567457, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Texas K1000, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul A. Playfair
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- K1000 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5656 Bee Caves RD, Austin, TX 78746
- Phone
- (936) 639-3036
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (936) 639-3064
- Medicaid ID
- 103439903 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060418000142); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5656 Bee Caves RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul A. Playfair in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license K1000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $151.14
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Heron Therapeutics, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Independent Physicians Network PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Paul A. Playfair, MD's NPI number?
Paul A. Playfair, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174567457, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul A. Playfair, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5656 Bee Caves RD, Austin, TX, 78746. Phone: (936) 639-3036. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul A. Playfair, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number K1000, 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.
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.